Protokollen viser stemmeflertallet.

In Norwegian, the is usually added to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word before it.

So:

• en protokoll = a protocol / a record / a set of minutes
• protokollen = the protocol / the record / the minutes

And:

• et stemmeflertall = a voting majority
• stemmeflertallet = the voting majority

This is one of the biggest differences from English. Instead of saying the protocol, Norwegian often says protokollen.

Because protokoll is a common gender noun in Norwegian.

Its forms are:

• en protokoll = a protocol
• protokollen = the protocol

For many common gender nouns, the definite singular ending is -en.

A few similar examples:

• en bil → bilen
• en skole → skolen
• en protokoll → protokollen

So -en here marks definite singular.

Because stemmeflertall is a neuter noun.

Its forms are:

• et stemmeflertall = a voting majority
• stemmeflertallet = the voting majority

For many neuter nouns, the definite singular ending is -et.

Compare:

• et hus → huset
• et flertall → flertallet
• et stemmeflertall → stemmeflertallet

So the ending depends on the noun’s gender:

• common gender: often -en
• neuter: often -et

Yes. Norwegian, like German, very often writes compound nouns as one word.

stemmeflertallet is built from:

• stemme = vote / voice (depending on context)
• flertall = majority

Together, stemmeflertall means something like vote majority or voting majority, and in the sentence you see the definite form stemmeflertallet.

English often uses separate words where Norwegian prefers a compound:

• school bus → often one concept, but written as two words in English
• Norwegian would much more often join parts together into one written word

So stemmeflertallet is completely normal as one word.

viser is the present tense of the verb å vise, which means to show.

Examples:

• å vise = to show
• viser = show / shows
• viste = showed
• har vist = have/has shown

In Norwegian, the present tense does not change depending on the subject:

• jeg viser = I show
• du viser = you show
• han viser = he shows
• de viser = they show

So protokollen viser literally means the protocol shows.

The sentence follows the normal subject–verb–object order:

• Protokollen = subject
• viser = verb
• stemmeflertallet = object

So it works very much like English:

• The protocol shows the voting majority

This sentence is straightforward because the subject comes first. In Norwegian main clauses, the finite verb is usually in second position. Here that rule is satisfied naturally:

1. Protokollen
2. viser

Then the object comes after.

Protokoll can mean several related things depending on context, such as:

• protocol
• record
• official record
• minutes of a meeting

In a sentence like this, it often refers to an official written record that documents what happened, such as a meeting record or parliamentary record.

So even if the meaning has already been given to you, it is useful to know that protokoll is a somewhat formal word and may not always be translated the same way in every context.

In this sentence, it relates to voting, so it is best understood as vote.

The word stemme can be confusing because it can be connected with more than one meaning:

• en stemme = a voice
• en stemme can also mean a vote
• å stemme = to vote

In stemmeflertall, the idea is not voice majority in the everyday sense, but rather majority of votes.

Usually, no. In normal Norwegian, you would normally use the noun with its definite ending:

• protokollen
• stemmeflertallet

That is the standard way to say the protocol and the voting majority.

Norwegian can sometimes use a separate determiner together with a definite noun, but that happens in different structures, especially with adjectives:

• den gamle protokollen = the old protocol
• det klare flertallet = the clear majority

Without an adjective, you would normally just use the suffixed definite form by itself.

A rough guide would be:

proh-too-KOL-len VEE-ser STEM-meh-flair-tah-let

A few useful notes:

• protokollen has the stress mainly on -koll-
• viser sounds like VEE-ser
• stemmeflertallet is a long compound, but you can break it up:
  • stemme
  • flertall
  • -et

So it helps to say it in chunks first:

protokollen | viser | stemmeflertallet

Then put it together smoothly.