Min far har ikke det med at klage, men han bliver usikker, hvis appen ikke viser den rigtige tid.

In Danish, possession is usually shown with a possessive adjective, just like in English:

• min far = my father
• din far = your father
• hans far = his father

So min far is the normal way to say my father.

Also, far is the everyday word for dad/father in many contexts. Fader exists, but it sounds more formal, old-fashioned, or religious in many situations.

In a normal main clause, Danish usually places the finite verb in second position, and ikke typically comes after that verb.

So:

• Min far har ikke det med at klage
• subject: Min far
• finite verb: har
• negation: ikke

This is a very common Danish pattern in main clauses:

• Jeg kommer ikke
• Han forstår ikke
• Vi har ikke tid

But in subordinate clauses, the order often changes:

• ... hvis appen ikke viser den rigtige tid

There, ikke comes before the finite verb viser.

At have det med at + infinitive is a common Danish expression meaning something like:

• to have a tendency to
• to be the kind of person who often
• to be prone to

So:

• han har det med at klage = he tends to complain

In your sentence, it is negated:

• han har ikke det med at klage = he is not the kind of person who tends to complain

This expression is more idiomatic than a direct word-for-word translation.

Examples:

• Jeg har det med at glemme nøglerne = I tend to forget the keys.
• Hun har ikke det med at blive vred = She doesn’t tend to get angry.

Here, det is part of the fixed expression have det med at. It does not refer to a specific thing in the sentence.

So you should think of har det med at as one unit, not as:

• har = have
• det = it
• med at = with to

That literal breakdown is not very helpful here. The whole phrase functions idiomatically.

Yes, Min far klager ikke is perfectly good Danish, but it means something slightly different.

• Min far klager ikke = My father is not complaining / My father does not complain.
• Min far har ikke det med at klage = My father is not the kind of person who tends to complain.

The version with har det med at talks more about a general habit or personality trait, not just one specific situation.

Bliver means becomes, while er means is.

So:

• han er usikker = he is unsure
• han bliver usikker = he becomes unsure

In this sentence, the idea is that when the app does not show the correct time, that causes a change in his state. He was fine, and then he becomes uncertain. That is why bliver fits better.

Usikker often means:

• unsure
• uncertain
• sometimes insecure, depending on context

In this sentence, it most likely means unsure or uncertain, not emotionally insecure in a broad personality sense.

So here:

• han bliver usikker = he becomes unsure / uncertain

Because hvis introduces a subordinate clause.

In Danish subordinate clauses, the negation ikke usually comes before the finite verb. That is why you get:

• hvis appen ikke viser den rigtige tid

Compare:

Main clause:

• Appen viser ikke den rigtige tid

Subordinate clause:

• ... hvis appen ikke viser den rigtige tid

This main-clause vs. subordinate-clause word order difference is very important in Danish.

Appen is the definite form of app:

• en app = an app
• appen = the app

Danish often attaches definiteness to the noun as an ending:

• en bil → bilen
• en telefon → telefonen
• en app → appen

Here, the sentence refers to a specific app already understood from context, so the definite form is used.

Because this is a definite noun phrase: the correct time.

In Danish, when a noun is definite and has an adjective before it, you usually need:

1. a definite article like den, det, or de
2. the adjective in its -e form

So:

• den rigtige tid = the correct time

Compare:

Indefinite:

• en rigtig tid = a correct/right time

Definite:

• den rigtige tid = the correct time

This is called double definiteness, because Danish often marks definiteness twice in these cases:

• with den
• and with the noun phrase structure involving the adjective

Because it comes after den in a definite noun phrase.

With a common-gender singular noun in indefinite form, you might have:

• en rigtig app

But in a definite phrase:

• den rigtige app
• den rigtige tid

The adjective usually takes -e in definite phrases.

So:

• rigtig → indefinite singular in some contexts
• rigtige → definite form

Because tid is a common gender noun, not a neuter noun.

In Danish:

• common gender nouns use en and den
• neuter nouns use et and det

Since it is:

• en tid

the definite phrase with an adjective must be:

• den rigtige tid

not det rigtige tid.

Danish often uses the present tense for general truths, habits, and likely future situations, just like English often does.

So:

• hvis appen ikke viser den rigtige tid = if the app doesn’t show the correct time

This does not mean only right now. It can describe a repeated or general condition.

The whole sentence describes a habitual pattern:

• my father does not tend to complain,
• but he becomes unsure if the app does not show the correct time.

Men means but and connects two main clauses that contrast with each other.

The two parts are:

1. Min far har ikke det med at klage
2. men han bliver usikker, hvis appen ikke viser den rigtige tid

The contrast is:

• he is not someone who usually complains,
• but he does react by becoming uncertain in this particular kind of situation.

The comma before men separates two coordinated main clauses.

The comma before hvis marks the beginning of a subordinate clause:

• han bliver usikker, hvis appen ikke viser den rigtige tid

Danish comma rules can vary slightly depending on whether someone follows traditional or newer optional comma practices, but this punctuation is very normal and natural.

Yes. Klage is the infinitive form, meaning to complain.

After at, Danish uses the infinitive:

• at klage = to complain
• at spise = to eat
• at komme = to come

In the expression have det med at + infinitive, the verb after at always stays in the infinitive:

• har det med at klage
• har det med at glemme
• har det med at vente for længe