Breakdown of Arbejder du på mandag?
du
you
arbejde
to work
på
on / at / in (a language) / of (after nouns like end or start)
mandag
Monday
Questions & Answers about Arbejder du på mandag?
Why isn't mandag capitalized like it is in English?
In Danish, days of the week, months, and seasons are always written with lowercase letters, unless they happen to be the very first word of a sentence.
What does på mean here, and does it mean "every Monday"?
We use på with a day of the week to talk about a specific day in the near future. So på mandag specifically means "this coming Monday". If you want to ask about a repeating habit (like "on Mondays"), you would use om mandagen instead.
The translation says "Are you working", so why is there no word for "are"?
Danish doesn't have a continuous tense like the English "-ing" form. The single present tense verb arbejder covers both "work" and "are working".
Why does the sentence start with the verb Arbejder?
This is how Danish forms yes/no questions! Instead of using a helper word like "Do" or "Are" at the beginning, you simply swap the subject (du) and the verb (arbejder).