Vi vill se världen.

Grammatically, the sentence breaks down like this:

• Vi = subject pronoun, we
• vill = finite verb in the present tense, from vilja (to want)
• se = infinitive verb (to see)
• världen = direct object, definite singular of värld (world / the world)

So the structure is:

subject + finite verb + infinitive + object

No. In Swedish, verbs do not change according to person or number in the present tense.

So you say:

• jag vill = I want
• du vill = you want
• han/hon vill = he/she wants
• vi vill = we want
• de vill = they want

This is much simpler than English, because Swedish does not have a special present-tense -s form like he wants.

The base form is vilja (to want), and vill is its present tense form.

Because se is the infinitive form (to see), and after vill you use the infinitive.

• Vi vill se världen. = We want to see the world.
• Vi ser världen. = We see the world.

So:

• vill = the conjugated verb
• se = the infinitive that follows it

This is very common in Swedish after verbs like vill, kan, ska, and måste.

Because after modal-type verbs such as vill, Swedish normally uses the bare infinitive.

So you say:

• Vi vill se världen
• Jag kan komma
• Hon måste gå

Not:

• Vi vill att se världen

For an English speaker, this can feel surprising because English often uses to. But in Swedish, after vill, you just use the infinitive directly.

Because världen is the definite form: the world.

The noun is:

• en värld = a world
• världen = the world

Swedish usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

So:

• värld = world (dictionary form / stem)
• världen = the world

Also, värld is an en-word, which is why the definite ending is -en.

Because Swedish often marks definiteness with a suffix attached to the noun.

Compare:

• English: the world
• Swedish: världen

This is one of the biggest differences from English. In simple cases, Swedish does not need a separate word before the noun.

A useful contrast:

• en värld = a world
• världen = the world

With adjectives, Swedish often uses both a separate definite word and a suffix:

• den stora världen = the big world

But in your sentence, there is no adjective, so världen by itself is enough.

Yes, but it is also the most normal Swedish word order for a main clause:

Vi + vill + se + världen
subject + finite verb + infinitive + object

A key Swedish rule is that in a main clause, the finite verb usually comes in second position. This is often called the V2 rule.

That means if you move something else to the front, the verb still stays second:

• Vi vill se världen.
• Nu vill vi se världen. = Now we want to see the world.

Notice that in the second sentence, vill is still the second element.

In a main clause, inte usually comes after the finite verb.

So:

• Vi vill inte se världen. = We do not want to see the world.

Pattern:

subject + finite verb + inte + infinitive + object

This is a very useful pattern to remember.

You usually make a yes/no question by putting the finite verb first:

• Vill vi se världen? = Do we want to see the world?

So the finite verb vill moves before the subject vi.

That is a very common Swedish pattern:

• Kommer du? = Are you coming?
• Kan hon svenska? = Can she speak Swedish?
• Vill vi se världen? = Do we want to see the world?

It can be both.

Like English see the world, Swedish se världen can mean:

• literally seeing the world
• traveling and experiencing different places

So depending on context, Vi vill se världen can sound like:

• We want to see the world with our own eyes
• We want to travel and experience life in different countries

That makes it a very natural sentence in Swedish.

A rough guide:

• Vi sounds like vee
• vill has a short i, a bit like the vowel in sit
• se has a long vowel, roughly seh
• världen is the trickiest word; roughly VEHRL-den for many learners, though actual pronunciation varies by dialect

A few pronunciation notes:

• v is pronounced like English v
• i in vill is short
• e in se is long
• ä in världen is somewhat like the e in bed, but not exactly
• the middle consonants in världen can feel compressed when native speakers say them

If you want to sound natural, the rhythm is:

Vi VILL se VÄRLDEN

with the main stress especially on vill and vär-.