Vedtektene er tydelige.

Vedtektene is the definite plural form of the noun en vedtekt.

The full pattern is:

• en vedtekt = a bylaw / a statute
• vedtekten = the bylaw / the statute
• vedtekter = bylaws / statutes
• vedtektene = the bylaws / the statutes

So in this sentence, it refers to a specific set of bylaws/statutes that both speaker and listener already know about.

In Norwegian, definiteness is often built into the noun itself instead of using a separate word like English the.

Here, the ending -ne on vedtektene shows that the noun is plural and definite.

So:

• vedtekter = bylaws
• vedtektene = the bylaws

A separate word like the is not needed here.

One useful extra point: if there is an adjective directly before a definite noun, Norwegian often uses double definiteness:

• de tydelige vedtektene = the clear bylaws

But in Vedtektene er tydelige, the noun stands on its own, so the ending is enough.

Because tydelige agrees with the plural subject vedtektene.

In this sentence, tydelige is a predicate adjective after er, and in Norwegian predicate adjectives usually agree in number.

Compare:

• Vedtekten er tydelig. = The bylaw is clear.
• Vedtektene er tydelige. = The bylaws are clear.

So:

• singular: tydelig
• plural: tydelige

It would be:

Vedtekten er tydelig.

That means The bylaw / statute is clear.

So the only changes are:

• vedtektene → vedtekten
• tydelige → tydelig

That is a very common pattern in Norwegian: if the subject changes from singular to plural, the adjective often changes too.

Yes, that is grammatically possible, but the meaning changes.

• Vedtektene er tydelige = The bylaws are clear.
  This refers to a specific set of bylaws.

• Vedtekter er tydelige = bylaws are clear / bylaws can be clear / some bylaws are clear
  This sounds more general or less specific.

So the version with -ne is the one you use when talking about particular bylaws already known in the conversation.

No, this is the basic Norwegian sentence pattern:

subject + verb + complement

So here you have:

• Vedtektene = subject
• er = verb
• tydelige = adjective/complement

This is very close to English:

• The bylaws are clear.

A useful thing to remember, though, is that Norwegian is a V2 language. That means the finite verb usually stays in the second position in main clauses.

For example:

• Nå er vedtektene tydelige. = Now the bylaws are clear.

Here er still comes second.

Vedtekt usually means a formal rule or provision adopted by an organization.

Depending on context, it can be translated as:

• bylaw
• statute
• articles
• articles of association

It is more formal and institutional than a general word like regel.

A rough comparison:

• regel = rule
• lov = law
• vedtekt = bylaw / statute adopted by an organization or body

So vedtektene often refers to the governing rules of a company, association, club, municipality, and so on.

Not always. Tydelig can also mean things like:

• clear
• distinct
• obvious
• evident

The exact English translation depends on context.

With vedtektene, clear is the most natural choice, but the idea can also be easy to understand, well defined, or not ambiguous.

So the sentence suggests that the bylaws are written or stated in a way that is easy to interpret.

Yes, it is the same -e form, but the grammar is slightly different.

In:

• de tydelige vedtektene = the clear bylaws

the adjective is before the noun and is modifying it directly.

In:

• Vedtektene er tydelige = The bylaws are clear

the adjective comes after the verb and describes the subject.

So the form tydelige appears in both places, but the role is different:

• attributive adjective: de tydelige vedtektene
• predicative adjective: vedtektene er tydelige

That distinction is useful in Norwegian grammar.

This spelling is Bokmål.

In Nynorsk, you would normally write:

Vedtektene er tydelege.

The noun vedtektene is the same, but the adjective spelling changes:

• Bokmål: tydelige
• Nynorsk: tydelege

So if you are learning Bokmål, the original sentence is exactly what you would expect.