Questions & Answers about Jag ska se filmen ikväll.
Why is there no word for "to" between ska and se?
In Swedish, the future helper verb ska (will/shall) is followed directly by the "bare infinitive" of the main verb. That means you just use se (see) without the word att (to).
Why is it filmen instead of just film?
Filmen means "the film" or "the movie". In Swedish, you make a word "definite" (meaning you add "the") by attaching an ending to the noun instead of putting a separate word in front. For an en-word like film, you add -en to get filmen.
Does ikväll literally mean "tonight"?
Literally, it translates to "in evening". Swedish frequently uses the preposition i (in) joined with a time of day to mean "this [time]". So i + kväll (evening) becomes ikväll (tonight or this evening).
Does using ska mean I'm just predicting the future, or that I have a plan?
It usually means you have a plan! When you say Jag ska se filmen, you are expressing a firm intention to see the movie. It is very similar to saying "I am going to see the movie" in English.
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