Breakdown of Vad ska ni göra i helgen?
ni
you (plural, subject)
vad
what
i
in
göra
to do, to make
ska
will
helgen
the weekend
Questions & Answers about Vad ska ni göra i helgen?
Why is it göra and not gör?
Because of the helper verb ska (are going to). In Swedish, when you use ska to talk about future plans, the verb that follows it must be in its basic dictionary form (the bare infinitive), which is göra (to do). You don't use the present tense gör here.
Is ni singular or plural in this sentence?
ni is the plural "you" (like "you all" or "y'all"). If you were asking just one person about their weekend plans, you would use the singular du: Vad ska du göra i helgen?
Why does it say i helgen for "this weekend"? Doesn't that literally mean "in the weekend"?
Word-for-word, it does translate to "in the weekend", but it is the standard Swedish way to say "this weekend" when talking about the upcoming or current weekend. You use the preposition i together with the definite form of the noun, helgen (the weekend).
Why is the word order ska ni instead of ni ska?
This is the standard word order for questions in Swedish. When a question starts with a question word like vad (what), the verb must come exactly second. So, you have the question word (vad), then the verb (ska), and then the subject (ni).
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