No. 840 in Swedish
vilja
"Vilja" means "to want" or "will" in English.
In a sentence
Jag har en stark vilja att lyckas.
I have a strong will to succeed.
'Vilja' in this sentence acts as a noun meaning 'will' or 'desire'.
Hon vill resa till Frankrike nästa sommar.
She wants to travel to France next summer.
Here, 'vilja' is conjugated as 'vill' in present tense, representing the verb 'to want' or 'to wish'.
Min morfar brukade alltid säga att där det finns en vilja, finns det en väg.
My grandfather used to always say that where there's a will, there's a way.
'Vilja' functions again as a noun, embodying the abstract concept of 'a will' or 'a determination'.
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