Det tager tid at skabe tillid, når man er ny på kontoret.

Here det is a formal/empty subject, similar to English it in It takes time.

It does not refer to a specific thing. Danish often uses det in this kind of sentence pattern:

• Det tager tid ... = It takes time ...
• Det er vigtigt ... = It is important ...
• Det er svært ... = It is difficult ...

So in Det tager tid at skabe tillid, det is just there because Danish, like English, usually wants a subject in the sentence.

Because tage tid is the normal expression for to take time.

So:

• Det tager tid = It takes time
• Det tog lang tid = It took a long time

This is a fixed and very common Danish expression. Even though English and Danish are close here, it is still best to learn tage tid as a set phrase.

At skabe is an infinitive phrase, meaning to create or here more naturally to build.

In the sentence:

• Det tager tid at skabe tillid

the phrase at skabe tillid explains what takes time.

So the structure is:

• Det tager tid = It takes time
• at skabe tillid = to build trust

Danish often uses at + infinitive this way, just like English uses to + verb.

Because tillid is usually an uncountable noun in this meaning, just like trust in English.

So Danish normally says:

• skabe tillid = build trust
• have tillid = have trust / have confidence
• vise tillid = show trust

You would not normally say en tillid here, just as English usually says trust, not a trust, in this context.

Yes. Skabe literally means create, and skabe tillid is a natural Danish expression.

Depending on context, English might translate it more naturally as:

• create trust
• build trust
• earn trust

In this sentence, build trust is often the most natural English rendering, but skabe tillid itself is perfectly normal Danish.

Here når means something like when in a general, typical situation.

So:

• når man er ny på kontoret = when you are new in the office / when someone is new at the office

It describes something that generally happens.

By contrast, hvis means if and usually introduces a more conditional idea:

• Hvis man er ny på kontoret, kan det være svært = If you are new at the office, it can be difficult

In your sentence, når is used because the speaker is talking about a normal life situation, not a hypothetical condition.

No. In Danish, man is an indefinite pronoun meaning:

• one
• you (in a general sense)
• people

So:

• når man er ny på kontoret

means something like:

• when you’re new at the office
• when one is new at the office
• when someone is new at the office

In everyday English, you is usually the most natural translation, but in Danish man is very common for general statements.

This is mostly a matter of normal Danish usage.

In this context:

• på kontoret means at the office / in the office environment

Danish often uses på where English might use in or at, especially with workplaces, institutions, and social settings.

So:

• ny på kontoret = new at the office
• på arbejde = at work
• på skolen = at the school

Using i kontoret would usually suggest being physically inside the office room, which is not the main idea here. På kontoret is about being new in that workplace setting.

Because this is a subordinate clause, introduced by når.

In a Danish subordinate clause, the word order is usually:

• conjunction + subject + verb + other elements

So here:

• når = conjunction
• man = subject
• er = verb
• ny på kontoret = complement

That gives:

• når man er ny på kontoret

This is different from main-clause word order in Danish, where the verb is often in second position.

Not really in this exact clause. After når, the natural word order is already the standard subordinate-clause order:

• når man er ny på kontoret

You would not normally say:

• når er man ny på kontoret

because that would sound like a main-clause or question structure, not a subordinate clause.

So the sentence as given has the correct and natural word order.

Yes. Kontoret is the definite singular form of kontor.

• et kontor = an office
• kontoret = the office

Danish usually adds the definite article as an ending:

• -et for many neuter nouns
• -en for many common-gender nouns

So på kontoret literally means at/on the office, but idiomatically at the office.

It is completely natural and idiomatic.

A Danish speaker would understand it as a general statement about social relationships at work:

• Det tager tid at skabe tillid, når man er ny på kontoret.

It sounds like normal, fluent Danish. The structure, vocabulary, and word order are all standard.

Yes, depending on nuance. Some possible alternatives are:

• opbygge tillid = build trust
• vinde folks tillid = gain people’s trust
• få tillid = gain trust / receive trust

But skabe tillid is broad, clear, and natural. It works well in a sentence like this because it focuses on the process of establishing trust in general.