De vill donera pengar.

to want

Breakdown of De vill donera pengar.

• de: they
• pengarna: the money
• donera: to donate

Questions & Answers about De vill donera pengar.

Why is vill used here, and does it change depending on the subject?

Vill means want. It is the present tense of vilja.

A helpful thing about Swedish is that verbs usually do not change depending on the subject. So:

• jag vill = I want
• du vill = you want
• han vill = he wants
• de vill = they want

Unlike English, Swedish does not add an -s for he/she/it.

Why is it donera and not something like donerar?

After a modal verb like vill (want), Swedish normally uses the infinitive form of the next verb.

So:

• vill donera = want to donate

The infinitive form is donera.
If you said donerar, that would be the present tense: donates / are donating.

Compare:

• De vill donera pengar. = They want to donate money.
• De donerar pengar. = They donate money / They are donating money.

Why is there no att before donera?