Learn Danish: Trivslen på kontoret får holdet til at arbejde effektivt. - The well-being in the office gets the team to work efficiently.

This sentence uses the causative structure where får means to cause or get someone to do something. When using this structure, Danish requires til at between the object (holdet) and the infinitive verb (arbejde).

What is the base word for Trivslen and why is it spelled without an extra e?

The base noun is en trivsel, which means well-being, thriving, or job satisfaction. When adding the definite ending -en to words ending in -el, Danish drops the last e of the root word to make it easier to say. That is why it becomes trivslen instead of trivselen.

Why do we use the preposition på before kontoret instead of i?

For many workplaces, institutions, and specific locations, Danish naturally uses på rather than i, even if you are physically inside the building. You will almost always see på kontoret to mean in or at the office.

Why does the word effektivt end with a -t here?

In this sentence, it describes how the team works, so it acts as an adverb. To turn the adjective effektiv (efficient) into an adverb (efficiently), you add a -t to the end.