Innan vi flyttar vill hon läsa allt om försäkringen noggrant.

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Breakdown of Innan vi flyttar vill hon läsa allt om försäkringen noggrant.

• vilja: to want
• vi: we
• hon: she

Questions & Answers about Innan vi flyttar vill hon läsa allt om försäkringen noggrant.

Why does the sentence start with Innan vi flyttar?

Innan means before and introduces a time clause.

So Innan vi flyttar means before we move.

This whole part is a subordinate clause that sets the time for the main clause:

• Innan vi flyttar = before we move
• vill hon läsa allt om försäkringen noggrant = she wants to read everything about the insurance carefully

Swedish often puts this kind of time expression first, just like English can:

• Before we move, she wants to read...

Why is it flyttar if the meaning is future?

Swedish very often uses the present tense to talk about the future when the time is clear from context.

So:

• vi flyttar literally looks like we move / we are moving
• but with Innan and the context, it means before we move

This is completely normal in Swedish.

Other examples:

• Imorgon åker jag. = I’m leaving tomorrow.
• När hon kommer, börjar vi. = When she comes, we’ll start.

So there is no special future form needed here.

Why is it vill hon läsa and not hon vill läsa?