Hvis mødet bliver aflyst, får vi besked med det samme.

If the meeting is canceled, we get a message right away.

Breakdown of Hvis mødet bliver aflyst, får vi besked med det samme.

• vi: we
• hvis: if
• mødet: the meeting
• få: to get

Questions & Answers about Hvis mødet bliver aflyst, får vi besked med det samme.

Why does the sentence start with hvis?

Hvis means if and introduces a conditional clause.

So:

• Hvis mødet bliver aflyst = If the meeting is cancelled

In Danish, hvis is the normal word for a real condition, just like English if.

---

Why is it mødet and not møde?

Møde means meeting in the indefinite form.

• et møde = a meeting
• mødet = the meeting

Danish often adds -et to neuter nouns to make them definite. Since møde is a neuter noun (et møde), the meeting becomes mødet.

---

Why does it say bliver aflyst instead of just aflyses?

Both forms can express a passive idea, but they work a little differently.

In this sentence:

• bliver aflyst = is cancelled / gets cancelled

This is the periphrastic passive, made with blive + past participle.

Another possible form is:

• mødet aflyses

That is the -s passive.

In many everyday contexts, bliver aflyst sounds very natural and common. It often feels slightly more like an event happening, while the -s form can sometimes sound a bit more formal or more written, depending on context.

---