"Hon vill alltid bestämma."

Translation: She always wants to decide.

[Haesselmaas]

For me bestemma has an air of authoritativeness in it, and decide just doesn't seem strong enough. As it sounds to me this girl doesn't just want to make a decision, she wants to be the boss, to make up the rules, etc.

She wants to rule maybe? But that's too strong and sound like she's a dictator and not just a schoolground bully. Does anyone else have a better word in mind?

[Zmrzlina]

I agree that the translation isn't all too accurate, but I'm also lacking a proper English word that's definite enough, but not too dictatorial. :/

[Haesselmaas]

I know it's not one word, but how about she always wants to be in charge?

[fbnlx]

To call the shots maybe? Although informal, but sounds like a perfect fit to me

[Yerrick]

Maybe "She wants to always make the decisions"? "She wants to make all the decisions"? Per DehPuh below, "She always wants to be the boss/in charge?" English just doesn't have one neat little verb for this.

[stephenbal4]

Why is it not reflexive in this case

[JoakimEk]

bestämma=make decisions/~rule, bestämma sig=make up ones mind

[JohnMcConn7]

I put 'she wants to decide all the time'. Why is this wrong?

[Sammrnaut]

"all the time" is hela tiden, but the sentence says alltid which means always. While you understand what's meant, the goal was to use the best/correct swedish word

[deactivated user]

Also, in English one can say: "She always wants to decide", or "she wants to decide always", or "she wants always to decide". You only accept one possibility. Why?

[DenisBalasse]

I had the same question

[John_Friend]

"Vi försöker bestämme oss", so why not "Hon vill alltid bestämme sig"?

[James704885]

Hon vill alltid bestämma sig?

[James704885]

Ok so bestämma needs OSS, SIG, or MIG...except here...because?