Learn Danish: Jeg kan godt lide rutinen fordi vi plejer at arbejde sammen. - I like the routine because we usually work together.

In English, 'usually' is an adverb, but Danish uses the verb plejer to express a habit. It is followed by at and the infinitive of the main verb. So vi plejer at arbejde works a bit like saying 'we are accustomed to work' or 'we have a habit of working'.

Why is the word godt included in kan godt lide?

The phrase kan godt lide is the standard, fixed way to say 'like' in Danish. While it literally translates to 'can well like', the godt is just there to make the sentence sound natural. It is best to memorize the whole phrase as a single chunk.

Does fordi change the word order in the second half of the sentence?

fordi (because) introduces a subordinate clause, which has special word order rules in Danish. However, because this specific clause doesn't have a small adverb like ikke (not), the subject (vi) and the verb (plejer) stay exactly where you would expect them. You would only notice the tricky word order if we added ikke, which jumps before the verb: fordi vi ikke plejer at arbejde sammen.

Why does the word rutinen end with an -n?

In Danish, you say 'the' by adding a suffix to the end of the noun. Because rutine is an en-word (en rutine), you add an -n (since the word already ends in an e) to make it rutinen (the routine).