Breakdown of Ansøgningen skal opfylde alle krav.
skulle
to have to / must / to be going to
alle
everyone; all
kravet
the requirement / the demand, the claim
ansøgningen
the application
Questions & Answers about Ansøgningen skal opfylde alle krav.
Why use ansøgningen instead of applikationen for 'the application'?
In Danish, en ansøgning is used when you are applying for something like a job, a permit, or a grant. En applikation is almost exclusively used for software apps or the physical application of a substance.
Could I use må instead of skal to mean 'must' here?
You should stick to skal. While both can translate to 'must', skal is used for external rules, obligations, or instructions, which perfectly fits meeting requirements. Må in Danish often leans towards 'may' or 'is allowed to', and when it does mean 'must', it usually expresses a personal necessity or logical deduction rather than a strict external rule.
Why isn't the English phrase 'meet requirements' translated using the verb møde?
In English you 'meet' a requirement, but in Danish you cannot use møde (which is for meeting a person or a deadline) for this. Instead, you use opfylde, which literally means 'to fill up' or 'to fulfil'. It is the standard verb to pair with krav (requirements) or betingelser (conditions).
Why does the word krav look like it is in the singular form even though the translation says 'requirements'?
Krav is a one-syllable neuter noun (et krav). In Danish, most one-syllable neuter nouns have the exact same form in the indefinite plural as they do in the singular. You know it means 'requirements' in the plural here because it is preceded by alle (all).