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1. Eksportfunktionen svigter, hver gang jeg medtager filtrerede resultater.

   The export feature fails whenever I include filtered results.

   Eksportfunktionen

   the export feature

   svigter

   fails

   hver gang

   whenever; every time

   medtager

   include

   filtrerede

   filtered

   resultater

   results

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   Eksportfunktionen is a compound noun: eksport (export) + funktion (feature/function). The ending -en marks the definite singular form of the common-gender noun funktion, so it means “the export feature.” The form is not plural; a useful contrast is eksportfunktioner “export features.” svigter means “fails” here. Its base form is svigte; svigter is the present-tense form. Danish present-tense verbs generally do not change for the subject, so the same form can occur with different subjects: Funktionen svigter. — “The feature fails.” hver gang is a reusable time construction meaning “whenever” or “every time.” It introduces the condition that repeatedly triggers the main event. For example, Jeg bliver træt, hver gang jeg løber. means “I get tired whenever I run.” medtager means “include” in this sentence. Its base form is medtage, and medtager is present tense. With jeg, it describes the speaker’s action, but Danish does not add a special first-person ending here: Jeg medtager filen. — “I include the file.” filtrerede describes the results as having been filtered. It is related to the verb filtrere (“filter”) and has the adjective/participle form used before the plural noun resultater. The ending -ede is visible in this form; it is also used in some other agreement environments, so the form should be understood from its noun and context rather than treated as a universal plural marker. resultater means “results.” Its singular base noun is resultat, and resultater is its indefinite plural form. The definite plural would be resultaterne, “the results.” Together, hver gang jeg medtager filtrerede resultater means “whenever I include filtered results”: hver gang sets a repeated condition, jeg medtager states the speaker’s action, and filtrerede resultater identifies what is included. The main clause Eksportfunktionen svigter states that the export feature fails under that condition. Thus the complete utterance means: “The export feature fails whenever I include filtered results.”

2. Det lyder som noget, der kan genskabes, og det gør fejlsøgningen meget lettere.

   That sounds reproducible, which makes troubleshooting much easier.

   Det lyder

   That sounds…

   noget

   something

   kan

   can

   genskabes

   be reproduced

   gør

   makes

   fejlsøgningen

   troubleshooting

   meget

   much

   lettere

   easier

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   Det lyder means “that sounds” here. lyder is the present-tense form of lyde (“to sound”). Danish det is the subject form used for the situation being evaluated; the translation identifies that situation as the reproducibility described in the sentence. noget means “something” and is used here in the pattern lyde som noget (“sound like something”). The following relative clause specifies what this “something” is: noget, der ... means “something that ...”. der is the relative word introducing that clause; it does not itself identify a separate participant. kan expresses ability or possibility and is the present form of the modal verb kunne. After a modal verb, Danish uses an infinitive. In kan genskabes, genskabes is the passive form of genskabe (“reproduce” or “recreate”), so the meaning is “can be reproduced.” The passive presents the thing as capable of being reproduced without naming who would reproduce it. gør means “makes” in this sentence. It is the present form of gøre (“make/do”) and takes fejlsøgningen as what is affected: gør ... lettere means “makes ... easier.” Here the initial det refers to the preceding situation as a whole, matching “which makes ...” in the fixed translation. fejlsøgningen means “the troubleshooting.” It is the definite form of fejlsøgning; the ending -en marks this common-gender noun as definite singular. Danish definite forms depend on the noun’s grammatical gender and number, so this ending belongs to fejlsøgning, not to the adjective lettere. meget intensifies the comparison: meget lettere means “much easier.” Meget can also mean “very” before a non-comparative adjective, but the comparative form here makes “much” the natural meaning. lettere means “easier.” It is the comparative form of let (“easy; light” depending on context): let → lettere → lettest (“easiest”). In this sentence it describes troubleshooting as easier than it would otherwise be; meget strengthens that comparison. Together, Det lyder som noget, der kan genskabes says “That sounds like something that can be reproduced.” The coordinated clause og det gør fejlsøgningen meget lettere adds that this reproducibility makes troubleshooting much easier. The complete utterance is therefore: “That sounds reproducible, which makes troubleshooting much easier.”

3. Jeg testede det med ufiltrerede data, og eksporten fungerede normalt.

   I tested it with unfiltered data, and export worked normally.

   Jeg

   I

   testede

   tested

   det

   it

   med

   with

   ufiltrerede

   unfiltered

   data

   data

   eksporten

   the export

   fungerede

   worked

   normalt

   normally

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   Jeg means “I” here: the first-person singular subject. Danish uses jeg for the speaker as subject; the object form is mig, as in Hun ser mig (“She sees me”). testede is the past-tense form of teste (“to test”). The ending -ede is a common way to form the past of Danish verbs such as teste; it does not change for the subject. For example, Vi testede funktionen means “We tested the function.” det means “it” here, referring to the thing being tested. It is a third-person singular neuter pronoun. Danish pronoun choice follows the grammatical form of the referent, not simply its English translation: den is used for common-gender singular referents, while det is used for neuter singular referents. The fixed sentence does not identify the referent more specifically. med is the preposition “with.” In testede det med ..., it introduces what was used in the testing: med et værktøj means “with a tool.” ufiltrerede means “unfiltered” in the phrase ufiltrerede data. Its base adjective is ufiltreret, formed with the negative prefix u- from filtreret (“filtered”). The -e form is used here with plural data; compare ufiltreret data when data is treated as singular or a mass-like neuter expression. The adjective agrees with the noun phrase, not with med. data means “data.” In this sentence it is the material used for the test. It is commonly used as a plural noun in Danish, which supports the plural adjective form ufiltrerede. For example, Vi analyserer nye data means “We are analysing new data.” eksporten means “the export.” It consists of the noun eksport (“export”) with the definite ending -en, marking a singular common-gender noun: en eksport → eksporten. Danish commonly places this definite marking on the noun rather than using a separate word corresponding to “the.” fungerede is the past-tense form of fungere (“to work,” “to function”). It describes the export's functioning in the past situation. Like testede, this verb form does not change for the subject: Modulet fungerede means “The module worked.” normalt means “normally” here and modifies fungerede, describing how the export worked. It is the adverb related to the adjective normal (“normal”); the adverbial -t form is used here. Compare en normal proces (“a normal process”) with Processen kører normalt (“The process runs normally”). The first clause combines Jeg + testede + det + med ufiltrerede data: “I tested it with unfiltered data.” The conjunction og links this to the second clause, eksporten fungerede normalt: “the export worked normally.” Together, the utterance says: “I tested it with unfiltered data, and export worked normally.”

4. Så kan der være et samspil mellem filterlogikken og eksportmodulet.

   Then the filter logic may be interacting with the export module.

   Så

   Then

   kan der være

   there may be

   samspil

   interaction

   mellem

   between

   filterlogikken

   the filter logic

   eksportmodulet

   the export module

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   Så means “then” here. It links this statement to the preceding situation and presents the possible interaction as a consequence or next inference. Example: Så prøver jeg igen. — “Then I will try again.” kan der være is a reusable Danish pattern for “there may be” or “there can be.” kan is the present form of kunne and is followed by the infinitive være; der is an existential placeholder, not a reference to a particular person or thing. The pattern der kan være ... states that something may exist or occur. Example: Der kan være en fejl i filen. — “There may be an error in the file.” samspil is a neuter noun meaning interaction or interplay: how two or more things affect one another. The construction samspil mellem X og Y is useful for describing interaction between two elements. Example: Der er et godt samspil mellem systemerne. — “There is good interaction between the systems.” mellem means “between” and introduces the elements involved in a relation. In this sentence, the two elements are joined by og: mellem X og Y. Example: Samtalen foregår mellem to kolleger. — “The conversation takes place between two colleagues.” filterlogikken means “the filter logic.” It is the definite form of the compound noun filterlogik: filterlogik is “filter logic,” while filterlogikken marks that specific logic as definite. The compound combines filter with logik; the observed definite ending belongs to the full noun filterlogikken. eksportmodulet means “the export module.” It is the definite form of eksportmodul: eksportmodul is “export module,” and eksportmodulet refers to the specific module. The ending -et is the definite ending of this neuter noun. Example: Jeg åbner eksportmodulet. — “I open the export module.” Together, kan der være et samspil mellem filterlogikken og eksportmodulet means “there may be an interaction between the filter logic and the export module.” Så makes the whole utterance mean “Then the filter logic may be interacting with the export module.” The wording expresses a possibility, not a definite claim that the interaction is occurring.

5. Jeg kan sende en eksempelfil uden følsomme oplysninger.

   I can send a sample file without sensitive information.

   Jeg kan

   I can

   sende

   send

   eksempelfil

   sample file

   uden

   without

   følsomme

   sensitive

   oplysninger

   information

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   Jeg kan: kan is the present-tense form of kunne, “to be able to/can”. It does not change for the subject: jeg kan, du kan, and de kan all use kan. A modal such as kan is followed by an infinitive without at: Jeg kan sende means “I can send.” sende: This is the infinitive “to send”, used after kan. Useful forms include sende (infinitive), sender (present), and sendte (past). For example, Jeg sender filen means “I am sending the file.” eksempelfil: This is a compound noun meaning “sample file”: eksempel means “example/sample” and fil means “file”. Danish compounds are written as one word. The form here is singular indefinite; the article en before it marks that noun phrase as a common-gender singular indefinite phrase, not a numerical claim. uden: This preposition means “without” and introduces what is absent or excluded. It can be followed by a noun phrase, as in uden sukker, “without sugar.” følsomme: Here this adjective means “sensitive”. Its -e ending agrees with the plural noun oplysninger in the phrase følsomme oplysninger; the ending belongs to the adjective, not to the noun. The singular indefinite form is følsom, as in en følsom oplysning, “a sensitive piece of information.” oplysninger: This is the plural form of oplysning, meaning “information” or “pieces of information”. In this sentence it refers to sensitive information in general, after uden. The plural form is also used in the fixed expression personlige oplysninger, “personal information.” Together, Jeg kan sende expresses the ability or possibility to send something. en eksempelfil identifies the thing as a sample file, and uden følsomme oplysninger specifies that it contains no sensitive information. The complete utterance therefore means: “I can send a sample file without sensitive information.”

6. Det vil hjælpe os med at isolere problemet på en sikker måde.

   That would help us isolate the issue safely.

   Det vil

   that would

   hjælpe

   help

   os

   us

   med at

   to, for doing something

   isolere

   isolate

   problemet

   the issue

   sikker

   safe

   måde

   way

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   Det vil begins the clause with Det, a neuter singular pronoun, and vil, the present-tense form of ville. Here vil has the modal meaning translated as “would”; Det refers generally to the relevant situation or proposed action, without identifying a separate concrete noun in this sentence. The reusable pattern is Det vil + infinitive: Det vil fungere. — “That will work.” The English rendering can therefore depend on context; in the fixed sentence, the intended rendering is “That would help us.” hjælpe is the infinitive of hjælpe, “to help.” After the modal vil, the verb remains in the infinitive: vil hjælpe, not a finite present form. The same verb can take a person as its object: Jeg hjælper hende. — “I help her.” os is the object form of the first-person plural pronoun vi, “we.” Thus hjælpe os means “help us”; the form marks the people receiving the help, not the people providing it. Compare vi as a subject in Vi arbejder. — “We are working.” med at introduces an activity that someone is helped with. A useful pattern is hjælpe nogen med at + infinitive: Han hjælper dem med at åbne døren. — “He helps them open the door.” The following isolere supplies that activity. isolere is the infinitive “to isolate.” In this sentence it means separating the issue so it can be considered separately. The same infinitive can follow other modal or auxiliary expressions: Vi skal isolere fejlen. — “We must isolate the error.” problemet means “the issue” here. It is the definite singular form of the neuter noun et problem: et problem → problemet. The definite form presents a particular problem as identifiable in the situation; it is not plural. sikker means “safe” here. In en sikker måde, it is the common-gender singular form because måde is a common-gender noun. Useful related forms are neuter sikkert and plural or definite sikre, as in et sikkert sted — “a safe place” and de sikre metoder — “the safe methods.” måde means “way” or “manner.” It is a common-gender noun: en måde, definite måden, plural måder. In the expression på en sikker måde, på marks the manner, en is the indefinite article, and sikker describes måde; the whole expression means “in a safe manner,” corresponding to “safely.” Together, Det vil hjælpe os means “That would help us”; med at isolere problemet specifies the activity that the help concerns; and på en sikker måde states how that activity would be carried out. The complete utterance means: “That would help us isolate the issue safely.”

7. Bekræft venligst, om logfilerne indeholder private oplysninger.

   Please confirm whether logs include any private content.

   Bekræft

   confirm

   venligst

   please

   om

   whether

   logfilerne

   the logs

   indeholder

   contain

   private

   private

   oplysninger

   information

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   Bekræft is the imperative of bekræfte, “to confirm.” It directly asks the reader to perform that action. The imperative commonly uses the verb stem/form without a subject: Bekræft det. — “Confirm it.” venligst is a polite marker meaning “please.” It softens the request but does not change the requested action. It can be placed with a request such as Vent venligst. — “Please wait.” om introduces an indirect yes/no question and means “whether” here. The pattern bekræft, om ... means “confirm whether ...”; the material after om is the question being checked rather than a direct command to do that action. logfilerne means “the log files.” Its base noun is logfil (“log file”); logfiler is the plural, and the ending -ne marks the definite plural: logfilerne = “the log files.” Danish definite marking is attached to the noun rather than expressed by a separate word here. Example: Jeg læser logfilerne. — “I am reading the log files.” indeholder means “contains” in this sentence. Its base form is indeholde, and it is a present-tense form. Danish verbs do not change their form for person or number, so the same present form can occur with different subjects: Filen indeholder oplysninger. — “The file contains information.” private describes the following noun and means “private.” It is the form used with the plural noun oplysninger here. Compare privat with a common-gender singular noun, as in private oplysninger (“private information”) versus en privat fil (“a private file”). oplysninger means “information” here, specifically information or details that may be contained in the logs. Its singular base noun is oplysning; oplysninger is its plural form. Danish often uses the plural in this expression even when English uses the mass noun “information.” Example: Filen indeholder vigtige oplysninger. — “The file contains important information.” Together, Bekræft venligst makes a polite imperative: “Please confirm.” om then introduces the yes/no issue, and logfilerne indeholder private oplysninger states that the log files contain private information. The complete meaning is: “Please confirm whether the logs include any private content.”

8. Det vil jeg kontrollere, før jeg beder om logfilerne.

   I will verify that before requesting the logs.

   Det

   that

   vil jeg

   I will

   kontrollere

   verify

   før

   before

   beder om

   request

   logfilerne

   the log files

   More detail

   Det means “that” here and points back to the matter just mentioned: whether the log files contain private information. In Danish, det is a neuter singular pronoun, but its grammatical form does not by itself identify the referent; the preceding context supplies that reference. vil jeg combines vil, the present form of ville, with jeg, “I.” Ville can express future intention or willingness; here it marks the speaker’s intended future action. The order Det vil jeg ... follows Danish main-clause V2 word order: after an initial element, the finite verb comes before the subject. Example: Det vil hun undersøge. — “She will investigate that.” kontrollere means “to check” or “to verify.” It is the infinitive after vil; the infinitive itself does not show the subject or tense here. ville carries the finite tense and kontrollere names the intended action. Example: Jeg vil kontrollere svaret. — “I will check the answer.” før introduces a time relation and means “before.” It connects the main action with the later-mentioned action in the subordinate clause. Example: Læs teksten, før du svarer. — “Read the text before you answer.” beder om is the present form beder of bede plus om, forming the construction “ask for” or “request.” In this sentence, the subject of beder is jeg, understood from the subordinate clause: “before I request ...” The form bede is the infinitive; beder is its present-tense form. Example: Jeg beder om hjælp. — “I ask for help.” logfilerne means “the log files.” It is the definite plural form of logfil: logfil is singular indefinite, logfilen is singular definite, logfiler is plural indefinite, and logfilerne is plural definite. The ending -erne marks both plural and definiteness in this form. Example: Jeg læser logfilerne. — “I am reading the log files.” Together, Det vil jeg kontrollere means “I will verify that,” and før jeg beder om logfilerne specifies that this verification happens before the speaker requests the log files. The complete utterance therefore means: “I will verify that before requesting the logs.”