Vil du bli med oss i morgen?

Do you want to join us tomorrow?

Breakdown of Vil du bli med oss i morgen?

• du: you
• i morgen: tomorrow
• oss: us
• bli med: to join

Questions & Answers about Vil du bli med oss i morgen?

What does vil mean here? Does it mean will like in English?

In this sentence vil expresses desire/willingness, so it’s closer to want to or would you like to. Norwegian doesn’t use vil to form a neutral future like English does. For future meaning you typically use skal (plans/arrangements) or kommer til å (prediction).

Why is there no å before bli?

Modal verbs (like vil, skal, kan, må, bør) take a bare infinitive, so you say vil bli, not vil å bli. Examples: kan komme, må dra, skal spise.

What does bli med mean compared to bli on its own?

• bli med is an idiom meaning come along / join: bli med oss = join us.
• bli alone means become or stay/remain: bli lege (become a doctor), bli hos oss (stay with us). The med is essential for the “join” meaning.

Why is it oss and not vi?

Vi is the subject form (we); oss is the object form (us). After bli med, the group you’re joining is an object, so it’s bli med oss, not bli med vi.