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Læser is the present tense form of læse.
In Danish, the present tense is often used for habitual actions, just like English I read in I often read a poem aloud.
- at læse = to read
- jeg læser = I read / I am reading depending on context
So here jeg læser ofte ... means I often read ... as a regular habit.
In a normal Danish main clause, the finite verb usually comes in second position. Since jeg is first, læser must come next, and adverbs like ofte usually come after that.
So the neutral order is:
- Jeg læser ofte et digt højt
not usually:
- Jeg ofte læser ...
A rough pattern is:
- subject + finite verb + adverb + rest
This is very common in Danish main clauses.