Hun klager ikke ofte, men i dag siger hun egentlig, at mødet var alt for langt.

Because klager is the present tense form of the verb at klage.

• at klage = to complain
• hun klager = she complains / she is complaining

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

In Danish, ikke usually comes before adverbs like ofte when it negates the whole idea.

So:

• Hun klager ikke ofte = She does not complain often

This is the normal word order.
If you changed the order, it would sound unusual or give a different emphasis.

A useful pattern is:

• subject + verb + ikke
  • time/frequency adverb

For example:

• Han kommer ikke tit
• Vi spiser ikke altid hjemme

This is because Danish is a V2 language, which means the finite verb normally comes in the second position in a main clause.

When i dag is moved to the front, the verb must still stay in second position, so the subject comes after the verb:

• I dag siger hun egentlig ...

Basic order:

• Hun siger egentlig ...
• I dag siger hun egentlig ...

This inversion is very common in Danish after fronted time expressions, place expressions, and other sentence elements.

Egentlig is a very common Danish word with several uses. In this sentence, it softens or qualifies what she says. Depending on context, it can mean something like:

• really
• actually
• in fact

Here it suggests that she is, in effect, saying or admitting that the meeting was too long.

It often adds a slightly reflective, mild, or nuanced tone rather than a strong emphasis.

Because at mødet var alt for langt is a subordinate clause introduced by at.

Danish often places a comma before subordinate clauses, especially in standard written Danish.

So the structure is:

• main clause: men i dag siger hun egentlig
• subordinate clause: at mødet var alt for langt

The comma helps show where the second clause begins.

Var is the past tense of er.

• er = is
• var = was

The sentence uses var because it refers to the meeting as something completed in the past. She is saying that the meeting was too long.

If the meeting were still happening, or if the speaker wanted to present it as a current fact, er might be possible in another context. But here var is the natural choice.

Alt for means far too or simply too much/too in a strong sense.

So:

• langt = long
• alt for langt = far too long

This is a very common expression in Danish:

• alt for dyrt = far too expensive
• alt for svært = far too difficult
• alt for sent = far too late

Mødet means the meeting, while et møde means a meeting.

Danish usually makes nouns definite by adding an ending:

• et møde = a meeting
• mødet = the meeting

So mødet refers to a specific meeting that both speaker and listener know about.

Because langt is the neuter singular form of the adjective lang.

Since møde is a neuter noun:

• et langt møde = a long meeting

And after var in this sentence, the adjective still agrees with mødet:

• mødet var langt
• mødet var alt for langt

So the -t is there because mødet is neuter.

Men means but and introduces a contrast.

The contrast is:

• Hun klager ikke ofte = She does not complain often
• men i dag siger hun egentlig ... = but today she is saying ...

So the sentence highlights that today is unusual.

Yes, siger literally means says, but in context it can sometimes feel a bit broader, like:

• says
• states
• mentions
• remarks

Here siger hun egentlig, at ... is not necessarily dramatic. It can simply mean that she is expressing the opinion that the meeting was too long.

Yes, some parts can move, but the grammar changes with the normal Danish word-order rules.

For example:

• Hun siger egentlig i dag, at mødet var alt for langt
• Egentlig siger hun i dag, at mødet var alt for langt
• I dag siger hun egentlig, at mødet var alt for langt

These versions shift emphasis slightly.
The original gives clear focus to i dag, which contrasts with hun klager ikke ofte.

In English, you can often say either:

• She says that the meeting was too long
• She says the meeting was too long

In Danish, at is very commonly used to introduce this kind of subordinate clause:

• hun siger, at mødet var alt for langt

In some informal contexts Danish can occasionally omit at, but learners should normally keep it here. It is the safest and most standard choice.