Jeg tager gummihandskerne på, før jeg vasker badeværelset.

Because tage ... på is a verb expression meaning to put on something you wear, such as gloves, clothes, shoes, or glasses.

In a normal main clause, Danish often splits this kind of expression:

• Jeg tager gummihandskerne på
• literally: I take the rubber gloves on
• naturally: I put the rubber gloves on

So tager is the main verb, and på is the particle that belongs with it.

You will see the same pattern in:

• Jeg tager jakken på = I put on the jacket
• Hun tager skoene på = She puts on the shoes

Not always. In this sentence, tage ... på means put on.

But Danish has several expressions with tage and på, and meaning depends on structure and context. For example:

• tage en jakke på = put on a jacket
• tage på can also mean gain weight or set off / leave, depending on context

So the object gummihandskerne helps make the meaning clear here.

Because Danish usually writes compound nouns as one word.

So:

• gummi = rubber
• handsker = gloves
• gummihandsker = rubber gloves

Then the definite plural ending is added:

• gummihandskerne = the rubber gloves

This is very common in Danish. Another example from the sentence is:

• badeværelse = bathroom
• literally built from bade
  • værelse

English often uses separate words where Danish prefers one compound word.

It is the definite plural ending, meaning the.

The forms are:

• en gummihandske = a rubber glove
• gummihandsker = rubber gloves
• gummihandskerne = the rubber gloves

So Danish often puts the definite article onto the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

Because badeværelse is a neuter noun (et-word), and -et is the definite singular ending.

The forms are:

• et badeværelse = a bathroom
• badeværelset = the bathroom

So:

• -et = definite singular for many neuter nouns
• -ne = definite plural in gummihandskerne

Because før introduces a subordinate clause, and subordinate clauses have different word order from main clauses.

Here:

• før jeg vasker badeværelset = before I wash the bathroom

In this subordinate clause, the subject jeg comes before the verb vasker.

Compare:

Main clause

• Jeg vasker badeværelset

Subordinate clause

• før jeg vasker badeværelset

If you put the subordinate clause first, the main clause then shows inversion:

• Før jeg vasker badeværelset, tager jeg gummihandskerne på.

That is a very useful Danish word-order pattern to notice.

Because Danish often uses the present tense for actions that are habitual, planned, or part of a clear sequence.

So this sentence can mean something like:

• I put on the rubber gloves before I wash the bathroom
• or I’m putting on the rubber gloves before washing the bathroom

Danish does not need a special future form here. The time relationship is already clear from før.

Yes, literally it does. But in Danish, vaske can be used in a broader everyday sense that overlaps with clean in English, especially for rooms or surfaces.

So vaske badeværelset is a natural way to say clean the bathroom, especially if actual washing/scrubbing is involved.

A more formal or technical verb is:

• rengøre = clean

But in everyday speech, vaske badeværelset sounds very normal.

Yes, often you can.

• før = before
• inden = before

So this is also natural:

• Jeg tager gummihandskerne på, inden jeg vasker badeværelset.

In many everyday contexts, the difference is small. Learners can usually think of both as meaning before, although inden sometimes feels a little more like before / by the time depending on context.

Because the second part is its own clause:

• før jeg vasker badeværelset

That clause needs its own subject, so jeg appears again.

English sometimes allows a shorter structure like:

• before washing the bathroom

But Danish very often prefers the full clause:

• før jeg vasker badeværelset

That is the most straightforward and natural pattern for learners to use.

Yes, you could.

• gummihandskerne = the rubber gloves
• gummihandsker = rubber gloves

So:

• Jeg tager gummihandskerne på suggests a specific pair of gloves, or gloves already understood from the situation.
• Jeg tager gummihandsker på is more general: I put on rubber gloves.

Both are possible, but the version with -ne sounds like there is a known, specific set of gloves involved.

Yes. Danish is flexible as long as the word order rules are respected.

You can also say:

• Før jeg vasker badeværelset, tager jeg gummihandskerne på.

This means the same thing. The difference is mainly which part you put first for emphasis or flow.

Notice that when the før-clause comes first, the main clause becomes:

• tager jeg not
• jeg tager

That is because Danish main clauses normally place the finite verb in the second position.