"Pigen vil gerne have en kat."

Translation: The girl wants to have a cat.

[lingofrnech]

Knowing German, I got this correct on the first try, because "Ich möchte gern" is "I would like"

[ENiKotulak]

Additionally "Ich hätte gern..." is "I would like to have..." :)

[aidreu]

What does gerne represent?

[sumuenkeli]

'gerne' is kind of to represent she really wants it, or it makes the statement more polite. Both 'pigen vil have en kat' and 'pigen vil gerne have en kat' are correct, however the later just sounds nicer and it makes you seem more nice and polite

[MirandaFanez]

So it's like if I told my mom "I would like to have a cat" as opposed to "Mom, I will get a cat"

[sumuenkeli]

Yes, although "Jeg vil have en kat" could also mean "I want a cat".

[calprofmom]

Would the difference between using "gerne" and not be like the distinction between "I would like something" and "I want something"?

[sumuenkeli]

You could say it like that, I think. Not 100% sure though since I'm not a native english speaker

[TorstenLiv]

That's my impression, after having lived in Denmark for a year. In Swedish we use "would like", "skulle vilja ha", instead.

[langdinish]

It seems like this kind of structure should be in the tips section?.... With a bit of more explation. And there's clearly a lof of doubts in the comment section regarding "gerne", it's function and meaning that haven't really been answered (with certainty, at least)

[BryanPenny2]

This is more like" the girl would like to have" ie more polite than "wants to have"

[lucaturilli]

is gerne a verb?

[Fragginfridge]

In my understanding it's an adverb, 'vil gerne' as opposed to just 'vil'.

[lucaturilli]

thank you

[DarrylPort1]

does "Vil" mean will/would ? so this sentence would mean the girl would like to have a cat