Jeg vil øke kondisjonen min.

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Breakdown of Jeg vil øke kondisjonen min.

• min: my
• vil: want
• kondisjonen: the fitness

Questions & Answers about Jeg vil øke kondisjonen min.

What exactly does vil mean here? Is it “want” or “will / future”?

In Jeg vil øke kondisjonen min, vil mainly means “want (to)” or “would like to”, not just a neutral future.

• Jeg vil øke kondisjonen min ≈ I want to improve my fitness.
• Norwegian usually uses the present tense (or adverbs like i morgen) for plain future meaning, not vil.
• vil expresses a desire or will:
  
  • Jeg vil trene mer. – I want to work out more.
  • Jeg vil ikke røyke. – I don’t want to smoke.

For a more neutral “I’m going to / I will”, Norwegians often use skal or just present tense with a time expression, depending on context.

Why is there no å before øke? Shouldn’t it be vil å øke?

After modal verbs in Norwegian, you don’t use å before the infinitive.

Common modal verbs: vil, skal, kan, må, bør, får.

So you say:

• Jeg vil øke kondisjonen min. (correct)
• Jeg vil å øke kondisjonen min. (incorrect)

Other examples:

• Jeg kan snakke norsk. – I can speak Norwegian.
• Jeg må gjøre lekser. – I must do homework.