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| 1. v. shall, will, be going to; used in the present tense (ska or skall) with a main verb in the infinitive to give the future tense, mostly intended future, or used in the past tense (skulle) with a main v |
| Jag ska äta - I'm going to (shall) eat |
| Om jag hade en pizza så skulle jag äta den - If I had a pizza, I would eat it |
| Jag skulle just äta pizzan när svanen attackerade - I was just going to eat the pizza when the swan attacked |
| Jag skulle inte ha ätit två pizzor - I shouldn't have eaten two pizzas (can also be expressed with borde) |
| 2. v. (ng, Used to make a phrase polite(r). How impolite (if at all) each less polite example is depends on familiarity and context, like in English.) |
| Kan du skjutsa mig till stan? - Can you give me a ride to town? |
| Skulle du kunna skjutsa mig till stan? - Could you ("would you be able to") give me a ride to town? |
| Jag vill ha en kaka - I want a cookie |
| Jag skulle vilja ha en kaka - I would like (to have) ("would want to have" – idiomatic) a cookie |
| Vi skulle vilja betala - We would like to pay |
| Jag ska ha den där - Give me that one ("I shall have that one") |
| Jag skulle vilja ha den där - I would like to have that one |
| Kan du flytta bilen lite så att vi får plats? - Can you move your car a bit to make room for us? |
| Skulle du kunna flytta bilen lite så att vi får plats? - Could you move your car a bit to make room for us? |
| Skulle du kunna tänka dig att flytta bilen lite så att vi får plats? - Would you be willing (would you consider, "would you be able to imagine yo |
| Ska det vara en kaka till? - Would you like ("shall it be") another cookie? (dated) |
| 3. n-c. a school |
| 4. v. to school, teach |
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