Bedeutung
To have things go according to plan.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Consensus Culture' means that openly saying 'I got my way' can be seen as slightly rude in professional settings. It's better to say 'We reached a good solution'. Children are encouraged to have a 'vilja' (will). Parents often negotiate with toddlers, leading to the phrase being very common in family dynamics. In Swedish business, 'få som man vill' is often the result of long 'fika' sessions where everyone's opinion is heard until one side gently prevails. On Swedish Instagram/TikTok, you'll see #fåsommanvill used when someone finally buys a dream house or finishes a DIY project.
Pronoun Match
Always double-check that your pronouns match. If the subject is 'hon', the phrase must be 'som hon vill'.
Tone Check
Be careful using this in a professional setting; it can sound a bit selfish if you don't add that it was a team effort.
Bedeutung
To have things go according to plan.
Pronoun Match
Always double-check that your pronouns match. If the subject is 'hon', the phrase must be 'som hon vill'.
Tone Check
Be careful using this in a professional setting; it can sound a bit selfish if you don't add that it was a team effort.
The 'Okej då' factor
Swedes often say 'Okej då' (Okay then) before letting someone get their way. It signals a small sacrifice for the sake of harmony.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the pronoun and the verb 'vilja'.
Jag är glad för jag fick som ___ ___.
The pronoun must match the subject 'Jag', and the verb must be in the past tense to match 'fick'.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A: Han får som han vill. B: Han får som man vill. C: Han får som han ville.
A is correct because the pronouns match and the tenses match (present). C is incorrect because 'får' is present but 'ville' is past.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Ska vi gå på bio? B: Nej, jag vill se fotboll. A: Okej, vi ser fotboll. B: Bra, då ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!
Speaker B is expressing that they got their way in the past tense (the decision was just made).
Match the situation to the sentence.
Situation: A politician successfully passes a new law despite opposition.
'Få sin vilja igenom' is the more formal and appropriate version for political contexts.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Common Situations
Family
- • Choosing dinner
- • Bedtime
- • Toys
Work
- • Project ideas
- • Vacation days
- • Salary
Friends
- • Which bar
- • Which movie
- • Travel destination
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenJag är glad för jag fick som ___ ___.
The pronoun must match the subject 'Jag', and the verb must be in the past tense to match 'fick'.
A: Han får som han vill. B: Han får som man vill. C: Han får som han ville.
A is correct because the pronouns match and the tenses match (present). C is incorrect because 'får' is present but 'ville' is past.
A: Ska vi gå på bio? B: Nej, jag vill se fotboll. A: Okej, vi ser fotboll. B: Bra, då ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!
Speaker B is expressing that they got their way in the past tense (the decision was just made).
Situation: A politician successfully passes a new law despite opposition.
'Få sin vilja igenom' is the more formal and appropriate version for political contexts.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenMostly yes, but it can be used sarcastically for negative outcomes if someone was stubborn and it backfired.
It depends on the tense. Use 'vill' for present and 'ville' for past.
It's grammatically correct but much less common than 'få som jag vill'.
Not inherently, but it can be if you sound too triumphant about winning an argument.
'Lyckas' means to succeed in a task. 'Få som man vill' means to succeed in having your preference chosen.
Simply add 'inte': 'Jag fick inte som jag ville.'
Yes: 'Vi fick som vi ville.'
Yes, but often replaced by 'få igenom sitt förslag' to sound more professional.
Yes, unless you are speaking generally about 'one' or 'people'.
Forgetting to change 'man' to 'jag' or 'du'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
få sin vilja igenom
similarTo get one's will through
ge med sig
contrastTo give in
gå som smort
builds onTo go like grease (very smoothly)
ha sista ordet
similarTo have the last word
