Nettselskapet svarer på spørsmålet.

Because Norwegian often puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• et selskap = a company
• selskapet = the company

In nettselskapet, the whole word is a compound noun, and the last part (selskap) is a neuter noun, so its definite form is -et. That is why nettselskapet means the network company / the grid company.

That s is a linking s used in many Norwegian compound words. It is not a possessive 's like in English.

Here the word is built like this:

• nett = network / grid / net
• selskap = company
• nettselskap = network company / grid company

This linking s is very common in compounds, but it is not always predictable, so learners usually have to get used to it word by word.

Because in Norwegian, when you answer a question, the usual pattern is:

• svare på noe = answer something

So:

• svare på spørsmålet = answer the question

This is different from English, where answer usually takes a direct object without a preposition.

Compare:

• Han svarer på spørsmålet. = He answers the question.
• Han svarer meg. = He answers me / replies to me.

So på is the normal preposition when the thing being answered is a question, email, letter, etc.

Because spørsmålet is the definite form: the question.

The noun is:

• et spørsmål = a question
• spørsmålet = the question

So the sentence refers to a specific question, not just any question in general.

Svarer is the present tense of svare.

• å svare = to answer
• svarer = answer / answers / am answering / is answering / are answering, depending on context

Norwegian present tense is nice and simple because the verb form does not change for different persons:

• jeg svarer
• du svarer
• han/hun svarer
• vi svarer

So svarer works for all subjects.

Yes. This is the normal word order for a simple statement in Norwegian:

• Subject + verb + rest

So here:

• Nettselskapet = subject
• svarer = verb
• på spørsmålet = prepositional phrase

This is the standard declarative pattern. Norwegian is a V2 language, which means the finite verb usually comes in the second position in main clauses. In this sentence, the subject comes first, so the verb naturally comes right after it.

It is a prepositional phrase:

• på = preposition
• spørsmålet = noun phrase in definite form

Together, på spørsmålet depends on the verb svarer. You can think of it as completing the meaning of svarer på.

Yes. That is also correct.

• svare på spørsmålet = answer the question
• besvare spørsmålet = answer the question

The difference is mostly style:

• svare på is very common and everyday
• besvare is often a bit more formal or written

So Nettselskapet svarer på spørsmålet sounds very natural in ordinary Norwegian.

Both are neuter nouns, which is why they use et in the indefinite singular:

• et spørsmål
• et selskap

And in the definite singular, neuter nouns usually take -et:

• spørsmålet
• selskapet

Since nettselskapet is a compound whose final part is selskap, the whole compound is also neuter.

Usually, no. In Norwegian, nettselskap often refers specifically to a power grid company or electricity network operator, especially in Norwegian real-world usage.

Even though nett can mean net or network, the exact meaning depends on context. So learners should be aware that this word may be more specialized than it first appears.