Delegating tasks (have til at)

Delegating Tasks with "have til at"

To express getting someone else to do a task, use have (to have) + an object + til at + an infinitive verb.

Unlike English, which often drops the "to" (e.g., "I have the assistant print..."), Danish always requires til at.

I have the assistant to print the document.
Jeg har assistenten til at printe dokumentet.
The department has a temp to handle it.
Afdelingen har en vikar til at klare det.

Adverbs and Multiple Tasks

Place adverbs and negations (like ikke or endnu) immediately after the conjugated verb.

We do not yet have a freelancer to manage the campaign.
Vi har endnu ikke en freelancer til at styre kampagnen.

You can also chain multiple delegated tasks together in the same sentence:

She has the auditor to check the accounts and the advisor to help.
Hun har revisoren til at tjekke regnskabet og rådgiveren til at hjælpe.

Professional Roles and Outsourcing

When delegating at work, you'll often use professional titles in their definite forms, which typically end in -en or -eren (like grafikeren, the graphic designer, or revisoren, the auditor).

The man has the graphic designer manage the campaign and the training.
Manden har grafikeren til at styre kampagnen og oplæringen.

For larger projects, you might outsource the work entirely:

to outsource
udlicitere
The agency finds it important that we outsource the task to a freelancer.
Bureauet finder det vigtigt at vi udliciterer opgaven til en freelancer.
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