"The letter does not write itself!"

Translation: Brevet skriver ikke sig selv!

[MusicWithRocksIn]

In English, the implication here would be to get on and write the letter yourself. Is that the same på dansk?

[M.Ugatu]

Yes.

[MarinaSo09]

can anyone tell me how you know when to put ikke at the front of the word or behind eg skriver ikke eller ikke skriver

[arielkangaroo]

Normally, ikke comes after the verb (in this case skriver). However, in subordinate clauses, the sentence structure follows a subject, adverb, verb word order.

F.eks: Hendes lærer er ikke glad for hende, [fordi hun ikke skriver brevet], where the subordinate clause is in brackets.