Begravelsen er i morgen.

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• begravelse = funeral
• begravelsen = the funeral

So begravelsen is not just a random long word; it is begravelse + the definite ending.

The dictionary form is en begravelse.

That gives you:

• en begravelse = a funeral
• begravelsen = the funeral

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a specific funeral, not just any funeral.

Norwegian often uses the present tense for scheduled or fixed future events, just like English can do.

So:

• Begravelsen er i morgen. = The funeral is tomorrow.
• not necessarily The funeral is right now

This is very natural in Norwegian. The idea is that the event is already arranged.

Because i morgen is a fixed time expression meaning tomorrow.

You should learn it as a whole phrase:

• i dag = today
• i morgen = tomorrow
• i går = yesterday

In standard Norwegian, you normally say i morgen, not just morgen, when you mean tomorrow.

Here it means tomorrow.

That is important, because English speakers sometimes confuse it with morning.

Compare:

• i morgen = tomorrow
• på morgenen = in the morning
• om morgenen = in the mornings / in the morning (depending on context)

So Begravelsen er i morgen means the funeral is tomorrow, not that it is in the morning.

Yes. That is also correct.

Both are natural, but the emphasis changes a little:

• Begravelsen er i morgen. → neutral statement; focus starts with the funeral
• I morgen er begravelsen. → puts more emphasis on tomorrow

This also shows an important Norwegian rule: in a main clause, the finite verb usually comes in the second position.

So if you move i morgen to the front, you get:

• I morgen er begravelsen.

not:

• I morgen begravelsen er.

You would normally say:

• Det er en begravelse i morgen.

That means there is a funeral tomorrow, without identifying which one.

Compare:

• Begravelsen er i morgen. = The funeral is tomorrow.
  Specific funeral, already known in the conversation.
• Det er en begravelse i morgen. = There is a funeral tomorrow.
  Less specific.

Yes, you could, but it changes the nuance.

• Begravelsen er i morgen. = simple, natural, neutral
• Begravelsen skal være i morgen. = The funeral is supposed to be tomorrow / is meant to be tomorrow

So skal være can sound a bit more like arrangement, plan, or expectation. In an ordinary statement, er is usually the most natural choice.

A rough English-friendly approximation is:

beh-GRAH-vuhl-sen er ee MOR-en

A few notes:

• begravelsen has the main stress on GRAH
• morgen has the main stress on the first syllable: MOR
• the Norwegian r sound varies by dialect, so don't worry if it doesn't sound exactly like English r

A more approximate rhythm is:

be-GRAH-vehl-sen er i MOR-gen

Different Norwegian dialects will pronounce it somewhat differently.

In many everyday contexts, begravelse is used where English would say funeral. Depending on context, it can suggest a burial-based funeral, but in normal translation it is often simply rendered as funeral.

There is also the word gravferd, which can be a bit broader or more formal.

For this sentence, translating begravelsen as the funeral is completely natural.