But since there apparently aren’t enough verbs to talk about “going”, Swedish even lets you talk about it without using a “go” verb at all<\/strong>.<\/p>\n “What?! That’s cray!”<\/strong> You bet. But it’s true – albeit only in certain cases.<\/p>\n Let me explain: When you have plans to go somewhere in the future<\/strong>, even the very near future (for example, right away) – you don’t need a verb. That’s the first criterion. The second is that you have to specify a destination<\/strong>, and you have to use ska<\/em> “will” or its past tense skulle<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In other words, the following sentences are fully grammatical in Swedish:<\/p>\n Jag och Fredrik ska <\/strong>p\u00e5 bio<\/span> imorgon.<\/em> – Fredrik and I are going <\/strong>to the movies<\/span> tomorrow. It would be just as correct to use a “go” verb<\/strong> in both of these examples; though, in that case, you have to know which one to use:<\/p>\n Jag och Fredrik ska g\u00e5<\/strong> p\u00e5 bio<\/span> imorgon.<\/em> – Fredrik and I are going<\/strong> to the movies<\/span> tomorrow. You can also talk about “future” plans <\/strong>to go somewhere from the perspective of some time in the past<\/strong>. That’s when you use skulle<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n Jag och Fredrik skulle<\/strong> p\u00e5 bio<\/span> imorgon, men han \u00e4r sjuk.<\/em> – Fredrik and I were going to go<\/strong> to the movies<\/span> tomorrow, but he’s sick. Remember that you should only use ska<\/em> without a “go” verb if you’re talking about the future and you specify a destination<\/strong>. Otherwise it doesn’t make sense in Swedish.<\/p>\n This pattern can also be used with\u00a0<\/strong>vill<\/em><\/strong> “to want” and\u00a0<\/strong>m\u00e5ste<\/em><\/strong> “must\/have to”<\/strong> (instead of\u00a0ska<\/em>\/skulle<\/em>).<\/p>\n Jag vill<\/strong> hem<\/span> nu!<\/em> – I want<\/strong> to go home<\/span> now! Note that vill<\/em> and m\u00e5ste<\/em>, like\u00a0ska<\/em>, also imply that the “going” hasn’t happened yet.<\/p>\n So much for all those verbs meaning “to go”!<\/strong> You’ll still need them, but beware that leaving out the “go” verb is very common, so Swedish learners should at least learn to recognize it.<\/p>\n Good luck! – Lycka till!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Swedish loves to cause lots of confusion when it comes to talking about going to places. There are lots of verbs which correspond to the English “to go”; to name a few: g\u00e5, \u00e5ka, fara,\u00a0sticka,\u00a0ge sig iv\u00e4g, and even dra (“to pull”) in some cases. But since there apparently aren’t enough verbs to talk…<\/p>\n
\nMartin ska <\/strong>till Morocko<\/span> n\u00e4sta \u00e5r.<\/em> – Martin is going<\/strong> to Morocco<\/span> next year.
\nNu ska<\/strong> jag hem<\/span>.<\/em> – Now, I am going<\/strong> home<\/span>.<\/p>\n
\nMartin ska \u00e5ka<\/strong> till Morocko<\/span> n\u00e4sta \u00e5r.<\/em> – Martin is going<\/strong> to Morocco<\/span> next year.
\nNu ska<\/strong> jag g\u00e5\/\u00e5ka\/dra<\/strong> hem<\/span>.<\/em> – Now, I am going<\/strong> home<\/span>.<\/p>\n
\nMartin skulle<\/strong> till Morocko<\/span> f\u00f6rra \u00e5ret, men sedan fick han ett nytt jobb.<\/em> – Martin was going to go<\/strong> to Morocco<\/span> last year, but then he got a new job.
\nN\u00e4r jag skulle<\/strong> hem<\/span> b\u00f6rjade hon prata med mig.<\/em> – When I was going to go<\/strong> home<\/span>, she started talking to me.<\/p>\n
\nJag m\u00e5ste<\/strong> hem<\/span> nu, eftersom min far lagar middag.<\/em> – I have to<\/strong> go home<\/span> now, since my father is making dinner.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/02\/cream-puffs-427181_640-350x263.jpg\")