Hvis påmindelsen kommer for sent, håber jeg, at notifikationen stadig virker.

If the reminder arrives too late, I hope that the notification still works.

Breakdown of Hvis påmindelsen kommer for sent, håber jeg, at notifikationen stadig virker.

• jeg: I
• hvis: if
• stadig: still
• at: that

Questions & Answers about Hvis påmindelsen kommer for sent, håber jeg, at notifikationen stadig virker.

Why does the sentence use hvis instead of når?

Hvis means if and introduces a condition.

So Hvis påmindelsen kommer for sent ... means If the reminder comes too late ...

A learner often compares this with når, which usually means when. The difference is:

• hvis = uncertain, conditional
• når = expected or repeated, more like when

So:

• Hvis påmindelsen kommer for sent ... = If the reminder comes too late ...
• Når påmindelsen kommer for sent ... = When the reminder comes too late ...
  This sounds more like the speaker treats it as something that does happen.

Why are påmindelsen and notifikationen ending in -en?

Because Danish usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun.

So:

• en påmindelse = a reminder
• påmindelsen = the reminder

and

• en notifikation = a notification
• notifikationen = the notification

Both nouns are common gender nouns, so the definite ending is -en.

This is very different from English, where you put the before the noun instead.