Vi følger aftalen, så ingen kommer for sent.

Because aftalen is the definite form: the agreement.

In Danish, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front.

• en aftale = an agreement
• aftalen = the agreement

So Vi følger aftalen means We follow the agreement or We stick to the agreement.

Følger comes from at følge, which often means to follow.

In this sentence, it does not mean physically walking behind someone. It means something more like:

• follow
• stick to
• adhere to
• keep

So Vi følger aftalen means we follow/keep the agreement.

Because følger is the present tense form of at følge.

A very common Danish pattern is:

• infinitive: at følge = to follow
• present: følger = follow / are following

Danish verbs do not change for person the way English does. So the same present form is used with all subjects:

• jeg følger
• du følger
• vi følger
• de følger

That is much simpler than English in some ways.

Here så means so or therefore.

It connects the two clauses:

• Vi følger aftalen
• så ingen kommer for sent

So the idea is: We follow the agreement, so no one comes late.

Depending on context, så can also mean other things in Danish, such as then or so in other senses, but here it is a conjunction linking cause/result.

Because the sentence contains two clauses, and Danish often uses a comma to separate them.

Here the two parts are:

1. Vi følger aftalen
2. så ingen kommer for sent

In standard written Danish, commas are commonly used between clauses like this. English sometimes does something similar, but Danish punctuation rules are not always identical to English ones.

So the comma is normal and expected here.

Because kommer is the present tense of at komme.

• at komme = to come
• kommer = comes / is coming
• kom = came

The sentence is talking about a general present result: no one comes late.

So:

• ingen kommer for sent = no one comes late

Using kom would make it past tense, which would change the meaning.

Ingen means no one, nobody, or sometimes none, depending on context.

In this sentence, ingen is the subject and means no one:

• Ingen kommer for sent = No one comes late

Grammatically, it behaves like a singular idea here, which is why the verb is kommer, not a plural form.

Because så here is linking two main clauses, and the second clause keeps normal main-clause word order.

The second clause is:

• ingen = subject
• kommer = verb
• for sent = adverbial expression

So the order is straightforward: subject + verb.

A learner may expect inversion because Danish often has verb-second word order, but inversion usually happens when something other than the subject is placed first in the clause. Here, the subject ingen is first, so the order stays:

• Ingen kommer for sent

not

• Kommer ingen for sent

That second version would sound like a question or a marked structure.

Because for sent is the standard Danish expression for late in the sense of not being on time.

Literally, it looks like too late, which can feel confusing to English speakers. But in everyday Danish:

• at komme for sent = to arrive late
• jeg er for sent på den is not the normal pattern here; the common expression is tied to coming/arriving

Examples:

• Han kommer for sent. = He is arriving late.
• Jeg kom for sent til mødet. = I was late for the meeting.

So even though it looks stronger than English late, it is the ordinary way to say it.

Yes, in practice English might translate this as either so or so that, depending on style.

The sentence expresses purpose/result:

• We follow the agreement, so no one comes late
• We follow the agreement so that no one comes late

Both capture the idea well in English.

In Danish, så alone can often cover this kind of connection without needing a longer expression.

Yes, it is natural, especially if you mean we stick to what was agreed.

But depending on context, Danish can also use other expressions, such as:

• Vi holder aftalen = We keep the agreement / appointment
• Vi overholder aftalen = We comply with the agreement
• Vi følger aftalen = We follow the agreement

The best choice depends on exactly what kind of agreement is meant:

• a rule or arrangement → følger or overholder
• an appointment or promise → holder can be very natural

In your sentence, følger aftalen works well.