Vi vill nå målet.

• Vi = we
• vill = want
• nå = reach
• målet = the goal

So the structure is:

• Vi = subject
• vill = finite verb
• nå målet = infinitive phrase acting as what we want

Swedish word order here is very similar to English: subject + verb + infinitive + object.

In Swedish, modal verbs like vill usually take the infinitive without att.

So you say:

• Vi vill nå målet. = We want to reach the goal.

Compare that with other verbs where att is used:

• Vi hoppas att nå målet. = We hope to reach the goal.

A useful rule for beginners is:

• after kan, ska, vill, måste, får, bör → usually no att

So vill nå is completely normal.

Because målet is the definite form of mål.

• ett mål = a goal
• målet = the goal

In Swedish, the definite article is often added as an ending rather than written as a separate word.

So:

• mål = goal
• målet = the goal

The -et ending shows that mål is a neuter noun (ett-word).

It is an ett word:

• ett mål = a goal
• målet = the goal

That is why the definite ending is -et.

Very often, learning the indefinite form together with the noun helps:

• ett mål
• not en mål

Nå is the infinitive form of the verb, the basic dictionary form.

Examples:

• att nå = to reach
• vi vill nå = we want to reach

In the sentence, vill is the conjugated verb, and nå stays in the infinitive after it.

Nå is pronounced with a long vowel, roughly like no in careful English pronunciation, but with Swedish vowel quality.

A few helpful points:

• the å sound is a long vowel here
• the word is short, just one syllable
• it is pronounced approximately noh

Do not pronounce it like English now.

Yes. Nå most commonly means reach, but depending on context it can also mean:

• reach a place or goal
• achieve
• get hold of/contact

Examples:

• nå målet = reach the goal
• nå framgång = achieve success
• nå någon på telefon = reach someone by phone

So the exact English translation depends on what follows it.

This sentence is in a simple main clause, so the order is very natural:

• Vi = subject
• vill = verb
• nå målet = rest of the clause

In many basic statements, Swedish looks a lot like English.

However, Swedish has a strong verb-second rule in main clauses. That means the finite verb usually comes in the second position.

For example:

• Vi vill nå målet.
• I dag vill vi nå målet.

Notice that when I dag comes first, vill still stays in second position, and vi moves after it.

Yes. Uppnå is also common and often means achieve or attain.

So:

• Vi vill nå målet = We want to reach the goal
• Vi vill uppnå målet = We want to achieve the goal

In many contexts they are very close, but uppnå can sound a bit more formal or goal-focused.

Vill is the present tense of vilja.

Forms of vilja include:

• vilja = to want
• vill = want / wants
• ville = wanted
• velat = wanted (supine/past participle-related form)

So Vi vill nå målet is present tense: We want to reach the goal.

Usually vi simply means we.

In normal Swedish, it is the standard subject pronoun for the first person plural:

• vi går = we go
• vi vill = we want

Unlike English, Swedish verbs do not change depending on the subject, so:

• jag vill = I want
• du vill = you want
• vi vill = we want

The verb form vill stays the same.