Huset er enormt.

Because huset is the definite singular form of hus.

• hus = house / a house (indefinite form)
• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

In Norwegian, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

Since hus is a neuter noun, its definite ending is -et:

• et hus → huset

Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun as a suffix.

So instead of:

• English: the house

you get:

• Norwegian: huset

This is very common in Norwegian:

• bilen = the car
• boka = the book
• huset = the house

So in this sentence, huset already includes the meaning of the house.

Because hus is a neuter noun, and adjectives often take -t when they describe a neuter singular noun.

Here:

• et hus = a house
• et enormt hus = an enormous house

The same agreement also appears when the adjective comes after er:

• Huset er enormt.

Compare:

• En bil er enorm. (car = common gender)
• Et hus er enormt. (house = neuter)

So enormt matches the gender of hus.

Yes. In Norwegian, adjectives often agree with the noun even when they are used after the verb, not just before the noun.

So:

• et enormt hus = an enormous house
• Huset er enormt = the house is enormous

Even though enormt comes after er, it still agrees with huset because hus is neuter singular.

Er means is / are / am. It is the present tense of å være (to be).

Examples:

• Jeg er = I am
• Du er = you are
• Huset er enormt = the house is enormous

Unlike English, Norwegian uses the same form er for all persons in the present tense.

Yes, in this sentence it is very similar to English.

• Huset = the house
• er = is
• enormt = enormous

So the structure is:

subject + verb + adjective

That makes Huset er enormt very straightforward for an English speaker.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

HOO-set er eh-NORMT

A few notes:

• huset has two syllables: hu-set
• er is usually short
• enormt ends with a consonant cluster, so the end may feel a little heavy for English speakers

The exact pronunciation can vary by dialect, but this approximation is good enough for a learner to start with.

The dictionary forms are:

• hus = house
• å være = to be
• enorm = enormous

In the sentence, they appear as:

• huset = definite singular of hus
• er = present tense of å være
• enormt = neuter singular form of enorm

So this sentence is a good example of how Norwegian changes words depending on grammar.

Yes. Huset er stort means The house is big.

The difference is that:

• stort = big / large
• enormt = enormous / huge

So enormt is stronger than stort. If you want a more dramatic description, enormt fits better.

The plural version would be:

Husene er enorme. = The houses are enormous.

Notice the changes:

• huset → husene (the house → the houses)
• enormt → enorme

In plural, adjectives usually take -e:

• store hus = big houses
• husene er store = the houses are big
• husene er enorme = the houses are enormous

Yes. Huset er enormt. is a completely natural and correct sentence.

It is short, simple, and idiomatic. A Norwegian speaker would understand it immediately as a normal statement meaning that the house is very large.