Word
Hon vill tacka läraren.
Meaning
She wants to thank the teacher.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Questions & Answers about Hon vill tacka läraren.
Why is hon used here?
Hon means she. It is the subject pronoun, so it tells you who is doing the action.
- hon = she
- han = he
- jag = I
- du = you
In Hon vill tacka läraren, hon is the person who wants to do something.
What does vill mean, and what form is it?
Vill means want or wants here. It is the present tense of vilja (to want).
Examples:
- Jag vill = I want
- Hon vill = She wants
- De vill = They want
A useful thing to notice is that Swedish verbs do not change for different persons the way English does. So:
- I want
- she wants
- they want
all use vill in Swedish.
Why is it vill tacka and not vill att tacka?