Learn Danish: Det lader sig ikke gøre at realisere strategien lige nu. - It is not possible to realize the strategy right now.

Literally, det lader sig ikke gøre translates to "it lets itself not do." In Danish, lade sig followed by an infinitive is a very common idiom used to express whether a specific action can or cannot be accomplished. It is the natural Danish equivalent of saying "it can't be done" or "it is not possible."

The lesson mentions using "lade sig" with a passive infinitive, but "gøre" is active here. Why?

That is a great observation! While you will often see lade sig used with true passive infinitives (for example, lade sig overbevise meaning "let oneself be convinced"), the specific phrase lade sig gøre is a fixed idiom. It breaks the usual pattern by using the active infinitive gøre but still carries a passive meaning ("be doable"). You just have to memorize it as a set phrase.

Why is the negation "ikke" placed between "sig" and "gøre"?

This follows standard Danish word order for main clauses. The main conjugated verb, lader, is in the second position, and is immediately followed by its reflexive pronoun sig. Central adverbs like ikke come right after that, which pushes the infinitive verb gøre to the end of the main clause.

What exactly does the "det" at the start of the sentence refer to?