Vi begynder ikke mødet, før alle har logget ind.

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Breakdown of Vi begynder ikke mødet, før alle har logget ind.

• have: to have
• mødet: the meeting
• begynde: to begin

Questions & Answers about Vi begynder ikke mødet, før alle har logget ind.

Why is the verb begynder and not begynde?

Begynde is the infinitive, meaning to begin.
In this sentence, the verb is in the present tense: begynder = begin / are beginning.

Danish present tense is usually formed with -r, and it does not change for different persons:

• jeg begynder
• du begynder
• vi begynder
• de begynder

So Vi begynder is simply we begin / we are beginning.

Why is there no future marker like vil here?

Danish very often uses the present tense to talk about the future when the context makes the time clear.
So Vi begynder ikke mødet can naturally mean We are not starting / will not start the meeting.

That is very common in Danish. In fact, using vil here could add a slightly different nuance, because vil can also suggest want to or intend to.

So this sentence sounds natural and idiomatic without any special future word.

Why does ikke come after begynder?