Breakdown of Jag vill vila på onsdag.
jag
I
vila
to rest
vilja
to want to
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
Questions & Answers about Jag vill vila på onsdag.
Why isn't there an "att" (to) between vill and vila?
In Swedish, vill is a helper verb. Just like in English where you say "I can rest" (not "I can to rest"), Swedish drops the word att (to) after vill. You just put the next verb directly in its basic dictionary form: vill vila.
Does vill mean "will" or "want"?
Vill is a "false friend"! It looks and sounds a lot like the English word "will", but it actually means "want" or "want to". If you want to say that you will do something in the future, you generally use the Swedish word ska.
Why isn't onsdag (Wednesday) capitalized?
In Swedish, days of the week, months, seasons, and languages are always written with lowercase letters. You only capitalize them if they happen to be the very first word of a sentence.
Does på onsdag mean "this Wednesday" or "every Wednesday"?
Saying på plus the singular day (på onsdag) means you are talking about the upcoming Wednesday ("this Wednesday"). If you wanted to say you rest on Wednesdays in general (every Wednesday), you would use the plural form of the day: på onsdagar.