Vi må skilles.

we

Breakdown of Vi må skilles.

• må: must
• skilles: to part ways

Questions & Answers about Vi må skilles.

What does skilles mean here?

Here, skilles means to separate, to part, or sometimes to break up.

So Vi må skilles means that we have to separate/go our separate ways.

Depending on context, it can be:

• a romantic breakup
• a divorce
• simply two people parting ways

The basic idea is that the two people will no longer stay together.

Why is it skilles and not skille?

Because the verb in this meaning is å skilles, not just å skille.

There is an important difference:

• å skille = to separate something/someone
• å skilles = to separate from each other / to part

Compare:

• De skilte barna. = They separated the children.
• De skiltes. = They separated / parted.

So in Vi må skilles, the -s is part of the verb form you need for this meaning.

Why is there no å after må?