Jeg reagerer med det samme, når min chef sender en besked.

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Breakdown of Jeg reagerer med det samme, når min chef sender en besked.

• en: a
• min: my
• når: when

Questions & Answers about Jeg reagerer med det samme, når min chef sender en besked.

Why are the verbs reagerer and sender written like that?

They are both in the present tense.

In Danish, the present tense is usually made by adding -r to the infinitive:

• at reagere → reagerer
• at sende → sender

So:

• Jeg reagerer = I react / I am reacting
• min chef sender = my boss sends / is sending

A useful point: Danish verbs do not change for person the way English verbs sometimes do. So you get:

• jeg reagerer
• du reagerer
• han/hun reagerer

The verb form stays the same.

What does med det samme mean exactly?

Med det samme is an idiomatic expression meaning immediately, right away, or at once.

You should learn it as a whole phrase. If you translate the words one by one, it may seem odd, but in natural Danish it simply means without delay.

So:

• Jeg reagerer med det samme = I react immediately

A close synonym is straks, but med det samme is very common in everyday speech.

Why is når used here instead of hvis or da?