Jeg tjekker min konto i appen, før jeg betaler regningen.

In Danish, the present tense of most verbs often ends in -er.

• at tjekke = to check

• jeg tjekker = I check / I am checking

• at betale = to pay
• jeg betaler = I pay / I am paying

Danish does not usually make a separate form for I check versus I am checking the way English does. The present tense can cover both, depending on context.

Yes, tjekke is a normal Danish verb, and it is borrowed from English check. That is very common in modern Danish, especially with technology and everyday actions.

So:

• at tjekke = to check
• jeg tjekker = I check / I’m checking

You may also meet more formal or traditional Danish words in some contexts, but tjekke is extremely common in everyday speech.

Because konto is a common gender noun in Danish, not a neuter noun.

Danish has two grammatical genders:

• common gender → takes en in the indefinite article, and usually min
• neuter → takes et in the indefinite article, and usually mit

Since it is:

• en konto = an account

the possessive is:

• min konto = my account

If it were a neuter noun, you would use mit instead.

In Danish, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun.

So:

• en regning = a bill
• regningen = the bill

This is one of the biggest differences from English. Instead of putting the in front, Danish often adds -en, -et, or another definite ending to the noun.

Here, regningen means the bill, not just a bill.

When you use a possessive like min, din, hans, vores, and so on, you normally do not also add the ordinary definite article ending.

So:

• min konto = my account
  not min kontoen

But:

• kontoen = the account

The same rule works with many nouns:

• min bil = my car
• bilen = the car

So min konto is correct because min already makes the noun specific.

In this sentence, i appen means in the app, and that is the most natural choice when talking about doing something inside an app or within its interface.

• i appen = in the app

Danish often uses i for being inside a system, environment, or space, including digital ones.

You may sometimes hear på with some digital platforms or websites in certain contexts, but for an app interface, i appen is very common and natural.

Because after før meaning before, you have a subordinate clause. In Danish subordinate clauses, the word order is different from main clauses.

Main clause:

• Jeg betaler regningen.

Subordinate clause:

• før jeg betaler regningen

In a subordinate clause, the subject usually comes before the verb in a straightforward way:

• før jeg betaler
• når jeg kommer
• fordi jeg arbejder

So før jeg betaler regningen is the normal subordinate-clause order.

Danish normally uses a comma before a subordinate clause, and før jeg betaler regningen is a subordinate clause.

So the sentence is divided like this:

• Jeg tjekker min konto i appen
• før jeg betaler regningen

That is why the comma appears before før.

Comma rules can vary a little depending on the system being used and on style, but this comma is completely normal and standard.

Yes. You can say:

• Før jeg betaler regningen, tjekker jeg min konto i appen.

That is also correct.

But notice the word order in the main clause after the initial subordinate clause:

• ... tjekker jeg ... not
• ... jeg tjekker ...

This happens because Danish is a verb-second language in main clauses. When something other than the subject comes first, the verb usually comes before the subject in the main clause.

So:

• Jeg tjekker min konto i appen.
• Før jeg betaler regningen, tjekker jeg min konto i appen.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• Jeg tjekker min konto i appen, før jeg betaler regningen.
  can mean
• I check my account in the app before I pay the bill as a general habit
  or
• I’m checking my account in the app before I pay the bill in a current situation

Danish present tense often covers both simple present and present progressive meanings from English.

Yes. They are different noun forms:

• konto = account
• appen = the app
• regningen = the bill

So in your sentence:

• min konto = my account
• i appen = in the app
• regningen = the bill

The nouns app and regning have the definite ending -en, while konto does not because it is used with the possessive min.

Here, før is a conjunction because it introduces a clause:

• før jeg betaler regningen

But før can also be used in other ways, depending on context. In this sentence, though, the important point is that it links two actions:

1. checking the account
2. paying the bill

So here it means before and introduces the action jeg betaler regningen.

A learner often notices that Danish pronunciation is less straightforward than spelling.

A rough guide:

• tjekker sounds something like TYE-kər
• konto sounds roughly like KON-to
• regningen sounds roughly like RINE-ing-en or RINE-ning-en, depending on speech and accent

A few useful notes:

• j in tjekker helps create a y-like sound
• g in words like regning is often not pronounced the way an English speaker expects
• unstressed endings such as -en are often reduced in normal speech

Exact pronunciation varies, but these spellings should not be read in a fully English way.