Jeg vil gjøre det selv.

I want to do it myself.

Breakdown of Jeg vil gjøre det selv.

• jeg: I
• det: it
• gjøre: to do
• vil: want

Questions & Answers about Jeg vil gjøre det selv.

What does vil mean here: will or want to?

In this sentence, vil usually means want to.

So Jeg vil gjøre det selv is most naturally understood as I want to do it myself.

Norwegian vil can sometimes look like English will, but it often expresses desire or intention, not just future tense. Context decides the best translation.

• Jeg vil spise = I want to eat
• Det vil regne i morgen = It will rain tomorrow

So in your sentence, vil is best understood as want to.

Why is there no å before gjøre?

Because gjøre comes after the modal verb vil.

In Norwegian, modal verbs like vil, kan, skal, må, and bør are followed by the bare infinitive, without å.

So:

• Jeg vil gjøre det
• Jeg kan gjøre det
• Jeg må gjøre det

Not:

• Jeg vil å gjøre det

This is similar to English:

• I want to do it uses to
• but I will do it does not

Norwegian modals work like the second pattern: no å.

What form is gjøre?