Breakdown of Vill du ha det här kvittot?
du
you (singular)
ha
to have
vilja
to want to
kvittot
the receipt
det här
this (ett)
Questions & Answers about Vill du ha det här kvittot?
Why does the sentence say kvittot (the receipt) instead of just kvitto?
When you use det här (this) in Swedish, the noun that follows it must be in its definite form. Since kvitto is the base word, we add the definite ending -t to make it kvittot. Literally, Swedish says 'this here the receipt'.
Why do we use det här instead of den här for 'this'?
Because kvitto is an ett-word (ett kvitto). You always match the 'this' word to the noun's gender: det här goes with ett-words, and den här goes with en-words.
Doesn't vill mean 'want'? Why do we need ha here?
Vill actually means 'want to' in Swedish and is used alongside other verbs. When you want a physical object, like a receipt, you have to say vill ha, which literally translates to 'want to have'.
Why is there no word for 'Do' at the beginning of the question?
Swedish doesn't use a helper word like 'do' to ask questions. Instead, you simply swap the subject and the verb. A normal statement is Du vill ha (You want), so to make it a question, you just put the verb first: Vill du ha (Want you have).
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