Future tense
Many doors into the future…
Which door should I open?
Well, in Norwegian that depends on your intentions today.
Remember? In Course 1 we learnt that the Future tense can be expressed by skal + infinitive.
This construction implies that the future action is intended and planned:
| Jeg skal reise til Oslo på torsdag. | I will go to Oslo on Thursday. |
When no planned or intended future actions are involved, we often use the construction komme til + infinitive (with å):
| Det kommer til å bli overskyet i dag. | It will be cloudy today. |
| Du kommer til å like skolen. | You are going to like (the) school. |
There is a substantial difference between
Jeg skal reise til Oslo (I have a planned itinerary)
and
Jeg kommer til å reise til Oslo (someday, but I don’t know when yet)
Intention is the key
Future is but a dream. If you want to know which door to open, look at your intentions and actions today.
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