Skulle du vilja ta en fika efter mötet?

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Breakdown of Skulle du vilja ta en fika efter mötet?

• en: a
• vilja: to want
• ta: to take

Questions & Answers about Skulle du vilja ta en fika efter mötet?

Why does the sentence start with Skulle du vilja instead of just Vill du?

Skulle du vilja is a more polite, softer way to ask Would you like to... ?

• Vill du ta en fika? = Do you want to have a coffee / take a coffee break?
• Skulle du vilja ta en fika? = Would you like to have a coffee / take a coffee break?

Using skulle makes the question sound less direct and more considerate, just like would in English.

What does skulle mean here?

Here, skulle works like English would.

It is the past form of ska, but in this kind of question it is not really about the past. Instead, it is used to make the request or invitation more polite or tentative.

So in Skulle du vilja..., the idea is:

• skulle = would
• vilja = want / like

Together, skulle du vilja means would you like to.

Why is it vilja and not vill?