Bruktvaren er billig og stilles ut.

Norwegian often makes compound nouns by joining words together into a single word.

• brukt = used
• vare = item, product, goods

So bruktvare means used item or second-hand product.

Then -n at the end makes it definite:

• en bruktvare = a used item
• bruktvaren = the used item

This is very common in Norwegian. English often uses separate words where Norwegian prefers one compound word.

The ending -en is the definite article for many masculine nouns in Norwegian.

With vare, you get:

• en vare = an item / a product
• varen = the item / the product

Since bruktvare is built from vare, it follows the same pattern:

• en bruktvare = a used item
• bruktvaren = the used item

So Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun, instead of using a separate word like English does.

In Norwegian, adjectives change form depending on how they are used.

Here, billig comes after er, so it is being used as a predicate adjective:

• Bruktvaren er billig. = The used item is cheap.

In this sentence, bruktvaren is a definite noun, and with definite nouns in this kind of structure, the adjective normally stays in its basic form:

• billig

You may have seen billigt in Swedish, but in Norwegian Bokmål the neuter form would be billig → billig / billigt is not standard Bokmål. For a neuter indefinite noun, Norwegian usually adds -t only when appropriate:

• et billig hus = a cheap house

But after er with a definite subject like bruktvaren, it stays:

• Bruktvaren er billig.

Stilles ut means is displayed, is put on display, or is exhibited, depending on context.

It comes from the verb å stille ut, which is a phrasal verb:

• stille = put, place, set
• ut = out

Together, stille ut means to display or exhibit something.

Examples:

• Butikken stiller ut varene. = The shop displays the goods.
• Varene stilles ut. = The goods are displayed.

So in your sentence, stilles ut is talking about the item being put on display.

Because stilles ut is a passive form.

Compare:

• Butikken stiller ut bruktvaren.
  = The shop displays the used item.
  Here, butikken is doing the action, so this is active.

• Bruktvaren stilles ut.
  = The used item is displayed.
  Here, the focus is on the item, not on who does it. This is passive.

In Bokmål, one common way to make the passive is by adding -s to the verb:

• stiller → stilles

So:

• stiller ut = displays
• stilles ut = is displayed

Because å stille ut is a verb + particle combination, similar to English verbs like put out, show off, or set up.

In Norwegian main clauses, the finite verb usually comes earlier, while the particle often stays later in the sentence:

• Butikken stiller ut bruktvaren.
• Bruktvaren stilles ut.

So even though the full verb is å stille ut, it often appears split in a sentence.

This is very normal in Norwegian.

Not really two full independent clauses in the usual written sense, but it connects two things said about the same subject:

• Bruktvaren er billig
• (Bruktvaren) stilles ut

The second part leaves out the repeated subject bruktvaren, because it is understood.

So the sentence works like:

• The used item is cheap and (it) is displayed.

This kind of omission is very common in both Norwegian and English.

The basic structure is:

• Bruktvaren = subject
• er / stilles = verb
• billig = adjective complement
• ut = particle

So the sentence is:

• Bruktvaren er billig og stilles ut.

This follows normal Norwegian main clause word order, where the verb comes early. Norwegian is a V2 language, which means the finite verb usually comes in the second position in main clauses.

Since Bruktvaren is first, the verb comes right after it:

• Bruktvaren er ...

Yes, possibly.

Grammatically it is fine, but Bruktvaren er billig og stilles ut can feel a bit context-dependent. A native speaker might expect a clearer situation, such as a shop, market, or exhibition.

For example:

• If you are talking about a second-hand shop, it makes sense.
• If there is no context, stilles ut may sound slightly formal or specific, like something in a showroom, museum, or store display.

Depending on context, a speaker might also say things like:

• Bruktvaren er billig og står utstilt.
• Bruktvaren er billig og blir stilt ut.

But your sentence is still grammatically correct.

Yes. In many contexts, bruktvare refers to something that has been owned or used before, so used item and second-hand item are both good translations.

The exact English choice depends on context:

• used item is more literal
• second-hand item often sounds more natural in shopping contexts

Related words:

• brukte klær = used clothes / second-hand clothes
• bruktbutikk = second-hand shop
• bruktbil = used car

If you wanted an indefinite version, you could say:

• En bruktvare er billig og stilles ut.

That would mean something like:

• A used item is cheap and is displayed.

But in real usage, that sounds more general or less natural unless you are making a broad statement. The definite form:

• Bruktvaren ... usually points to a specific item already known in the conversation.

So:

• en bruktvare = a used item
• bruktvaren = the used item

An active version would name who is doing the displaying. For example:

• Butikken stiller ut bruktvaren.
  = The shop displays the used item.

If you want to keep both ideas:

• Bruktvaren er billig, og butikken stiller den ut.
  = The used item is cheap, and the shop displays it.

So the original sentence uses the passive to keep the focus on bruktvaren, not on the person or business doing the action.