Jeg går hurtigere, hvis jeg har travlt.

Because går is the present tense form of the verb at gå (to walk / to go).

• at gå = infinitive
• jeg går = I walk / I am walking / I go

In Danish, the present tense usually ends in -r:

• jeg taler = I speak
• jeg bor = I live
• jeg går = I walk/go

So jeg gå is not a correct finite verb form here.

It can mean either in different contexts, but in this sentence it is best understood as walk.

• at gå often means to walk
• It can also mean to go / to leave in some contexts

Because the sentence includes hurtigere (faster), the most natural reading is I walk faster.

Hurtigere is the comparative form, meaning faster.

It comes from:

• hurtig = fast, quick
• hurtigt = fast / quickly
• hurtigere = faster / more quickly

In this sentence, hurtigere describes how the person walks, so it functions like an adverb: faster.

Compare:

• Han er hurtig. = He is fast.
• Han løber hurtigt. = He runs fast / quickly.
• Han løber hurtigere. = He runs faster.

Because the sentence expresses a comparison: faster, not just fast.

• Jeg går hurtigt. = I walk fast.
• Jeg går hurtigere. = I walk faster.

The idea is that when the condition is true (if I’m in a hurry), the walking speed increases. So Danish uses the comparative form hurtigere.

Hvis means if.

It introduces a condition:

• Jeg går hurtigere, hvis jeg har travlt.
• I walk faster, if I’m in a hurry.

It works very much like English if in this kind of sentence.

Because Danish subordinate clauses normally keep the order subject + verb.

So after hvis:

• hvis jeg har travlt = if I am in a hurry

Not:

• hvis har jeg travlt ❌

Danish main clauses often have verb-second word order, but subordinate clauses usually do not. That is why jeg har stays in the normal order after hvis.

At have travlt is a very common Danish expression meaning:

• to be busy
• to be in a hurry
• sometimes to have a lot going on

In this sentence, the most natural meaning is to be in a hurry.

So although the words are literally have busy, you should learn have travlt as a fixed expression.

Examples:

• Jeg har travlt i dag. = I’m busy today.
• Undskyld, jeg har travlt. = Sorry, I’m in a hurry.

Because the expression is have travlt. This is the form Danish uses in this idiom.

The base adjective is:

• travl = busy

But in the fixed phrase with have, Danish uses:

• have travlt

So this is something worth learning as a set phrase, rather than trying to translate word-for-word.

Yes, absolutely.

Both are correct:

• Jeg går hurtigere, hvis jeg har travlt.
• Hvis jeg har travlt, går jeg hurtigere.

The meaning is basically the same. The difference is mainly emphasis and sentence flow.

Notice the word order in the second version:

• Hvis jeg har travlt, går jeg hurtigere.

When the hvis clause comes first, the main clause follows normal Danish inversion rules, so går comes before jeg.

Because Danish often leaves it out, just like English often does.

English:

• I walk faster if I’m in a hurry.

Danish:

• Jeg går hurtigere, hvis jeg har travlt.

You can sometimes add words for emphasis in other contexts, but in a simple conditional sentence like this, Danish usually does not need an extra word meaning then.

It can express a general or habitual fact.

So this sentence is most naturally understood as:

• Whenever I’m in a hurry, I walk faster.

Danish present tense is often used for general statements like this, just as in English:

• Jeg drikker kaffe om morgenen. = I drink coffee in the morning.
• Jeg går hurtigere, hvis jeg har travlt. = I walk faster if I’m in a hurry.

It does not necessarily mean the person is in a hurry right now.

Because hvis jeg har travlt is a subordinate clause, and Danish often separates clauses with a comma.

So:

• Jeg går hurtigere, hvis jeg har travlt.

You may also see variation in comma usage depending on style and comma system, but the comma in your sentence is completely normal and standard for learners to recognize.

Yes. Jeg har travlt can mean both, depending on context.

Possible meanings:

• I’m busy
• I’m in a hurry

In this sentence, because the result is I walk faster, the meaning I’m in a hurry fits best.

If the sentence were:

• Jeg kan ikke tale nu, jeg har travlt. that would more naturally mean:
• I can’t talk now, I’m busy.

So context tells you which nuance is intended.