"The journalist does not want the lawyer to write the story."

Translation: Journalisten vil ikke have, at advokaten skal skrive historien.

[Ty732]

could you explain skal here

[DieLegende2]

It's really just want how the idiom works in Danish

I don't want x to happen = Jeg vil ikke have det at x skal ske

[lubenicalara]

Yes, why can't it be "Journalisten vil ikke have, at advokaten skriver historien."?

[londoncallling]

Could you leave out the 'have' in this sentence?

[emilkris33]

Technically: Yes
In practise: No
I believe leaving 'have' out would technically count as correct Danish, but you you would sound weirdly formal and old-timey.

[watsond2255]

There was no way I was going to get that right!

[JohnLG2]

I think the English translation is just worng.
My English translation:
The journalist does not want that the lawyer will write the story.

[Lesley229192]

What does skal mean in this sense, I think it means shall or must.

[Lesley229192]

Can someone explain what skal means here. The literal translation please would help.