Scenekanten er våt etter lydsjekken.

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns where English might use two words or an of-phrase.

• scene = stage
• kant = edge
• scenekant = stage edge
• scenekanten = the stage edge / the edge of the stage

So scenekanten is a normal Norwegian compound noun, not two separate words.

The ending -en is the definite ending for many singular nouns in Bokmål. It often corresponds to English the.

So:

• en scenekant = a stage edge
• scenekanten = the stage edge

And:

• en lydsjekk = a soundcheck
• lydsjekken = the soundcheck

Norwegian usually puts definiteness at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

Because in Norwegian, a noun is often made definite by adding an ending to it.

So instead of saying something like the stage edge, Norwegian can simply say scenekanten.

This is very common:

• bilen = the car
• huset = the house
• dagen = the day

In this sentence, both scenekanten and lydsjekken are already definite, so no separate the is needed.

Because adjectives in Norwegian often agree with the noun they describe.

Here, scenekanten is a singular common-gender noun, so the adjective takes the basic form:

• common gender singular: våt
• neuter singular: vått
• plural / definite contexts: våte

Examples:

• Gulvet er vått. = The floor is wet.
  (gulvet is neuter)
• Scenekanten er våt. = The stage edge is wet.
  (scenekanten is common gender)
• Skoene er våte. = The shoes are wet.
  (plural)

Because våt is being used after the verb er, not directly before the noun.

There are two common patterns:

1. Attributive adjective: before the noun

   • den våte scenekanten = the wet stage edge

2. Predicative adjective: after a verb like er

   • scenekanten er våt = the stage edge is wet

So in this sentence, våt is predicative, which is why you do not use den våte.

Er is the present tense of å være = to be.

A useful thing for English speakers is that Norwegian verbs do not change much by person in the present tense.

So you get:

• jeg er = I am
• du er = you are
• han er = he is
• vi er = we are

The form er stays the same.

Etter means after.

It is a very common preposition used with time and sequence:

• etter konserten = after the concert
• etter møtet = after the meeting
• etter lydsjekken = after the soundcheck

In this sentence, it tells you when the stage edge is wet.

Because the sentence refers to a specific soundcheck, not just the general idea of soundcheck.

Using lydsjekken suggests something like:

• the soundcheck for this event
• the soundcheck we both know about
• the soundcheck that happened earlier

This is very natural in Norwegian. When a situation is specific from context, the definite form is often used.

The sentence has a very basic Norwegian word order:

• Scenekanten = subject
• er = verb
• våt = adjective/complement
• etter lydsjekken = time phrase

So it follows the common pattern:

Subject + verb + complement + adverbial

A useful extra point: Norwegian is a V2 language, which means the finite verb usually comes in the second position in main clauses. So you could also say:

Etter lydsjekken er scenekanten våt.

That is also correct, and er still stays in second position.

It is another compound noun:

• lyd = sound
• sjekk = check
• lydsjekk = soundcheck

This is very typical Norwegian word-building. English speakers should get used to seeing many ideas packed into one noun.

Other similar examples:

• lydanlegg = sound system
• mikrofonstativ = microphone stand
• konsertsal = concert hall

In this sentence, yes, it is understood literally: the physical edge or rim of the stage area.

Because Norwegian compounds are often very transparent, scenekanten is understood as:

• scene = stage
• kant = edge

So the most natural reading here is the actual edge of the stage being wet after the soundcheck.