Selvom hun er dygtig, er hun også meget beskeden og taler ikke meget om sine resultater.

Selvom means although or even though. It introduces a subordinate clause, so Selvom hun er dygtig means Although she is skilled/talented.

This kind of clause sets up a contrast:

• Selvom hun er dygtig = even though she is very capable
• the rest of the sentence tells you something that may seem surprising in contrast to that

This is because Danish main clauses follow the V2 rule: the finite verb usually comes in the second position.

Here, the whole subordinate clause Selvom hun er dygtig takes the first position. That means the main clause must begin with the finite verb:

• Selvom hun er dygtig, er hun også meget beskeden ...

So the pattern is:

• first position: Selvom hun er dygtig
• second position: er
• then subject: hun

This is very common in Danish when a sentence starts with a subordinate clause or another fronted element.

Because Selvom hun er dygtig is a subordinate clause, and the comma marks the boundary before the main clause begins:

• Selvom hun er dygtig, er hun også meget beskeden ...

So the comma helps show the structure:

1. subordinate clause
2. main clause

Dygtig usually means skilled, capable, good at something, or sometimes talented.

For a person, it often suggests real ability and competence, not just natural talent. So hun er dygtig means she is very good at what she does.

Depending on context, English translations could be:

• skilled
• capable
• competent
• talented

Here beskeden means modest or unassuming.

So hun er også meget beskeden means she does not show off or speak proudly about herself.

Be careful: beskeden can have other meanings in other contexts, such as modest in the sense of small or simple, but in this sentence it is clearly about personality.

Because they are describing hun, a single person, and in this kind of sentence Danish uses the basic adjective form.

So:

• hun er dygtig
• hun er beskeden

The -t form is mainly used with neuter singular nouns:

• et dygtigt barn

The -e form is often used with plural or definite forms:

• dygtige mennesker

So in this sentence, dygtig and beskeden are the normal forms.

In a main clause, ikke usually comes after the finite verb.

Here the finite verb is taler, so the normal order is:

• hun taler ikke meget

That is why the sentence says:

• ... og taler ikke meget om sine resultater

This is a very important word-order pattern in Danish.

It is the same word, but it plays two different roles.

1. meget beskeden
   Here meget means very. It modifies the adjective beskeden.

2. ikke meget
   Here meget means much or a lot. It modifies the idea of speaking.

So:

• meget beskeden = very modest
• ikke meget = not much

Because the verb expression is tale om, which means to talk about.

So:

• tale om noget = talk about something

That is why Danish says:

• taler om sine resultater

You usually need to learn this as part of the verb pattern, not just as a separate preposition choice.

Because sin/sit/sine is the reflexive possessive in Danish. It is used when the possessor is the subject of the clause.

Here, the subject is hun, and the results belong to her:

• hun ... taler ikke meget om sine resultater

So sine means her own.

Compare:

• Hun taler om sine resultater = She talks about her own results
• Hun taler om hendes resultater = She talks about another woman’s results

This is one of the most important differences between Danish and English possessives.

Because og joins two parts that share the same subject:

• er hun også meget beskeden
• og taler ikke meget om sine resultater

The subject hun applies to both verbs:

• er
• taler

So Danish, like English, does not need to repeat the subject here.

You could say:

• ... og hun taler ikke meget om sine resultater

but that sounds a bit more separate or slightly more emphatic. The version without the second hun is smooth and natural.