Når vi arbejder sammen, tager vi hensyn til hinanden.

When we work together, we take each other into consideration.

Breakdown of Når vi arbejder sammen, tager vi hensyn til hinanden.

• når: when
• vi: we
• sammen: together
• arbejde: to work

Questions & Answers about Når vi arbejder sammen, tager vi hensyn til hinanden.

What does når mean here? Is it when or whenever?

Here når means when, but in a general, repeated sense, it often feels like whenever in English.

So:

• Når vi arbejder sammen = When we work together / Whenever we work together

It introduces a subordinate clause.

Why is it tager vi and not vi tager after the comma?

This is because Danish uses verb-second word order in main clauses.

The sentence starts with the subordinate clause:

• Når vi arbejder sammen,

After that, the main clause begins, and the finite verb must come before the subject:

• tager vi hensyn til hinanden

So the pattern is:

• [subordinate clause], [verb] [subject] ...

Compare:

• Vi tager hensyn til hinanden.
• Når vi arbejder sammen, tager vi hensyn til hinanden.

The second one has inversion because the sentence does not begin with the subject.

What tense is arbejder? Does it mean work or are working?