Før vi går hjem, giver min bedstefar også min søster et kram.

It has two parts:

• Før vi går hjem = a subordinate clause
• giver min bedstefar også min søster et kram = the main clause

So Danish starts with Before we go home, and then gives the main statement.

This is because of the Danish V2 rule in main clauses: the finite verb normally comes in second position.

Here, the whole first position is already taken by Før vi går hjem. Because that clause comes first, the verb giver has to come next, and the subject min bedstefar comes after it.

So:

• Før vi går hjem = position 1
• giver = position 2
• min bedstefar = subject after the verb

If you removed the first clause, you would get the more basic order:

• Min bedstefar giver også min søster et kram.

Because før introduces a subordinate clause, and subordinate clauses usually keep the normal order subject + verb.

So:

• vi går hjem = we go home

In questions or in some main clauses, you can get verb + subject, but after før, the normal pattern is vi går, not går vi.

Før means before and introduces a time clause.

So Før vi går hjem means Before we go home.

It connects the action in the main clause to a point in time. In other words, the hug happens before the going-home event.

Because the sentence begins with a subordinate clause, and Danish normally separates that clause from the main clause with a comma.

So:

• Før vi går hjem, = introductory subordinate clause
• giver min bedstefar også min søster et kram. = main clause

This is very normal punctuation in Danish.

Because hjem often works like an adverb meaning home or homeward after verbs of motion.

So Danish says:

• gå hjem = go home
• komme hjem = come home
• køre hjem = drive home

You do not normally use a preposition here.

A useful contrast is:

• hjem = motion toward home
• hjemme = being at home

So:

• Vi går hjem = We are going home
• Vi er hjemme = We are at home

Også means also or too.

In this sentence, because it comes right before min søster, the most natural reading is that my sister too gets a hug.

So the idea is something like:

• my grandfather also gives my sister a hug
• or more explicitly, my grandfather gives my sister a hug too

Its position matters. Moving også can change what feels emphasized.

Because with give, Danish often uses the pattern:

• give nogen noget = give someone something

So:

• min søster = the person receiving something
• et kram = the thing being given

That makes:

• giver min søster et kram = gives my sister a hug

This indirect-object-before-direct-object pattern is very common in Danish.

Yes, that is possible:

• giver et kram til min søster

But give nogen noget is often the more direct and natural pattern when the recipient is a simple noun phrase.

So in this sentence, giver min søster et kram sounds very natural.

Because kram is a neuter noun in Danish, so its indefinite singular article is et.

So:

• et kram = a hug

Some related forms are:

• kram = hug
• et kram = a hug
• krammet = the hug

Because both bedstefar and søster are common-gender singular nouns, and the possessive used with that type is min.

Compare:

• min bedstefar = my grandfather
• min søster = my sister

But with a neuter singular noun, you use mit:

• mit hus = my house

And with plurals, you use mine:

• mine søstre = my sisters

Yes, giver is present tense, and går is present tense too.

Danish often uses the present tense for:

• things happening now
• habitual actions
• near-future or planned actions

So this sentence could mean:

• a habitual situation: Before we go home, my grandfather also gives my sister a hug
• or a near-future situation in context: Before we go home, my grandfather will also give my sister a hug

The exact time meaning depends on context.

Yes. Bedstefar is a normal, everyday word for grandfather.

You may also see:

• farfar = paternal grandfather
• morfar = maternal grandfather

So bedstefar is the general word, while farfar and morfar are more specific.

Very roughly:

• før has a vowel spelled ø, which has no exact English equivalent
• søster starts with the same ø sound
• går has å, which is also not exactly like standard English vowels

A few helpful notes:

• ø is a rounded front vowel; if you know French or German, it is similar to the vowel in French deux or German schön
• å is somewhat like the vowel in British English more, but not exactly

Also, Danish r often affects the vowel sound, especially in words like før.

So the best strategy is to listen to native audio and imitate it, because these sounds are hard to learn from spelling alone.