Jeg vil gerne deltage i mødet, hvis jeg kan komme til tiden.

Because Danish often expresses would like with two words:

• vil = want / will
• gerne = gladly / with pleasure

Together, vil gerne is a very common and natural way to say would like to.

So Jeg vil gerne deltage is softer and more polite than just Jeg vil deltage, which can sound more direct, like I want to participate.

Because vil is a modal verb, and modal verbs in Danish are followed by the infinitive without at.

So you get:

• jeg vil deltage
• jeg kan komme

not:

• jeg vil at deltage
• jeg kan at komme

This is similar to English, where we say I can come, not I can to come.

Because deltage normally takes the preposition i.

• deltage i noget = participate in something

So:

• deltage i mødet = participate in / attend the meeting

This is just something you need to learn with the verb. In English, attend does not need a preposition, but Danish deltage usually does.

Because mødet is the definite form, meaning the meeting.

The base noun is:

• et møde = a meeting

The definite form is made by adding an ending:

• mødet = the meeting

This is very common in Danish. Instead of using a separate word like the, Danish often attaches definiteness to the noun itself.

Because møde is a neuter noun in Danish:

• et møde

For many neuter nouns, the definite singular ending is -et:

• et hus → huset
• et møde → mødet

If it were a common-gender noun with en, the definite ending would usually be -en instead.

Because hvis introduces a subordinate clause, and subordinate clauses do not follow the normal main-clause verb-second pattern.

In a main clause, Danish often puts the finite verb in second position:

• Jeg kan komme til tiden.

But after hvis, the clause is subordinate, so the normal order is:

• hvis jeg kan komme til tiden

So here the subject jeg comes before the finite verb kan.

Yes, here hvis means if in the sense of a condition:

• hvis jeg kan komme til tiden = if I can arrive on time

This is the normal Danish word for a real condition.

Learners sometimes confuse hvis with om. A simple rule is:

• hvis = if for conditions
• om = often whether or if in indirect questions

For example:

• Hvis det regner, bliver jeg hjemme. = If it rains, I’ll stay home.
• Jeg ved ikke, om det regner. = I don’t know whether it is raining.

Literally, it is something like come to the time, but you should treat it as a fixed expression.

• komme til tiden = arrive on time

It means arriving at the expected or scheduled time, not late.

So in this sentence, the speaker is saying they want to attend the meeting, but only if they can get there punctually.

No. They are related, but not the same.

• til tiden = on time
  At the correct scheduled time.
• i tide = in time
  Early enough so it is not too late.

Examples:

• Jeg kom til tiden. = I arrived on time.
• Jeg kom i tide til at købe billetter. = I arrived in time to buy tickets.

In your sentence, til tiden is the right choice because it is about arriving for the meeting at the proper time.

Because hvis jeg kan komme til tiden is a subordinate clause, and Danish often places a comma before subordinate clauses.

So this punctuation is completely normal:

• Jeg vil gerne deltage i mødet, hvis jeg kan komme til tiden.

However, comma usage before subordinate clauses can vary depending on which Danish comma system is being used, so you may also see sentences where that comma is omitted. But with the comma, the sentence is certainly correct and very common.

Literally, deltage is closer to participate.

But with things like meetings, events, and activities, English often uses attend, while Danish still uses deltage very naturally.

So in this sentence, depending on context, deltage i mødet could be understood as:

• participate in the meeting
• attend the meeting

Both can fit, but deltage slightly emphasizes taking part rather than just being physically present.

Yes, it is very natural and polite.

vil gerne makes the sentence sound friendly and reasonable, not too blunt. A native speaker would have no problem saying this.

If you wanted to sound even warmer or more enthusiastic, you could say:

• Jeg vil meget gerne deltage i mødet. = I would very much like to attend the meeting.

But the original sentence already sounds perfectly normal.