Quizmasteren kan se laget jukse.

Because -en is the usual definite ending for many masculine nouns in Norwegian.

• quizmaster = a quizmaster
• quizmasteren = the quizmaster

So Quizmasteren means the quizmaster, not just quizmaster in general.

Here, laget means the team.

It comes from:

• et lag = a team
• laget = the team

This is a neuter noun, so the definite form ends in -et.

A learner may notice that laget can also be a form of the verb lage (made / created, depending on context), but in this sentence it is clearly the noun lag = team.

Because laget is simply the direct object of se.

The structure is:

• Quizmasteren = subject
• kan se = finite verb + infinitive
• laget = object
• jukse = what the object is seen doing

So laget just means the team. Nothing possessive is needed.

Because after a modal verb like kan, Norwegian normally uses the bare infinitive, without å.

So:

• kan se = can see
• not kan å se

This works like English:

• can see
• not can to see

Because after verbs of perception like se, Norwegian often uses a bare infinitive when you see someone do something.

So:

• se laget jukse = see the team cheat

This is similar to English:

• see the team cheat
• not see the team to cheat

So the sentence has two places where å is not used:

1. after kan
2. after se

Because jukse is an infinitive here, not a present-tense verb.

The sentence pattern is:

• se + object + infinitive

So:

• se laget jukse = see the team cheat

If you used jukser, that would be a finite verb, and the structure would be different.

Compare:

• Quizmasteren ser at laget jukser. = The quizmaster sees that the team is cheating.

That version uses a full subordinate clause with at and a conjugated verb jukser.

It is a very common pattern with perception verbs.

Structure:

• se
  • object
    • infinitive

So here:

• se = see
• laget = the team
• jukse = cheat

Together, se laget jukse means see the team cheat.

This is similar to English patterns such as:

• I saw him run
• She heard them sing

Norwegian does the same kind of thing here.

Yes. Å jukse means to cheat.

It can be used in contexts like:

• cheating in a game
• cheating on a test
• breaking rules dishonestly

So in this sentence, the idea is that the quizmaster can see that the team is cheating.

Here, kan most naturally means is able to or is in a position to.

So Quizmasteren kan se laget jukse means something like:

• The quizmaster can see the team cheat
• The quizmaster is able to see that the team is cheating

Depending on context, kan may suggest:

• actual ability
• possibility
• opportunity

It does not usually mean permission here.

The difference is mainly the presence of kan.

• Quizmasteren ser laget jukse = The quizmaster sees the team cheat / sees the team cheating
• Quizmasteren kan se laget jukse = The quizmaster can see the team cheat / is able to see the team cheating

Adding kan makes it slightly less direct and adds the idea of ability or possibility.

Yes. That is often the most natural English translation.

Norwegian does not always mark the difference between:

• see the team cheat
• see the team cheating

as sharply as English sometimes does.

So in natural English, The quizmaster can see the team cheating is usually a very good translation.

The sentence follows normal Norwegian main-clause word order:

• Quizmasteren = subject
• kan = finite verb
• se = infinitive
• laget = object
• jukse = infinitive complement

So literally, it is:

• The quizmaster can see the team cheat

The important thing to notice is that the finite verb kan comes early, in second position, which is typical for Norwegian main clauses.

Yes, absolutely.

That version means:

• The quizmaster can see that the team is cheating

This structure uses:

• at = that
• laget jukser = a full clause with a conjugated verb

Compare the two:

• Quizmasteren kan se laget jukse = more compact, with object + infinitive
• Quizmasteren kan se at laget jukser = full subordinate clause

Both are natural, but the second one may feel a bit more explicit to English speakers.

Yes, this is standard Bokmål.

Everything in the sentence is completely normal Bokmål:

• Quizmasteren
• kan
• se
• laget
• jukse

A learner can safely treat it as standard written Norwegian.