Word
De vil gifte seg sivilt i sentrum.
Meaning
They want to get married in a civil ceremony in the city center.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about De vil gifte seg sivilt i sentrum.
What exactly does vil mean here? Does it mean want to or future will?
In this sentence vil mainly means want to / would like to:
- De vil gifte seg sivilt i sentrum.
= They want to get married in a civil ceremony in the city centre.
Norwegian vil can express both:
- willingness / desire:
Jeg vil spise. = I want to eat. - a kind of future:
Det vil regne i morgen. = It will rain tomorrow.
Here, because marriage is a choice, the meaning is clearly they want to, not just a neutral future.
You could also say De skal gifte seg sivilt i sentrum, which sounds more like They are going to / They are scheduled to get married…, focusing on a plan rather than desire.
Why do we need seg after gifte? Why is it gifte seg instead of just gifte?