Barnet skriker.

Barn means child in an indefinite, dictionary-like sense.
Barnet means the child.

Norwegian often adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the in English.

• et barn = a child
• barnet = the child

So Barnet skriker means The child is screaming / crying.

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the noun as an ending.

For neuter nouns like barn, the ending is -et:

• et barn = a child
• barnet = the child

This is very common in Norwegian, so learners need to get used to the idea that the is often built into the noun itself.

Because barn is a neuter noun in Norwegian.

Norwegian nouns have grammatical gender, and one common article for neuter nouns is et.

So:

• et barn = a child
• barnet = the child

Many learners want to connect this to biological sex, but grammatical gender does not work that way. Even though a child can be a boy or a girl, the noun barn is still grammatically neuter.

Skriker is in the present tense.

The verb is å skrike = to scream / to cry out.

So:

• å skrike = to scream
• skriker = screams / is screaming

In Norwegian, the present tense often covers both the simple present and the present continuous in English, depending on context.

So Barnet skriker can mean:

• The child screams
• The child is screaming

No. In modern Norwegian, verbs do not change for person or number in the present tense.

So you get:

• jeg skriker = I scream / am screaming
• du skriker = you scream / are screaming
• han skriker = he screams / is screaming
• barnet skriker = the child screams / is screaming

This is easier than English, because you do not need a special -s form for he/she/it.

Its basic meaning is closer to screams, shriek, or cries out loudly.

With a child, though, English may sometimes translate it more naturally as is crying or is screaming, depending on the situation.

So the exact English translation can vary a little by context. The important idea is that the child is making a loud, distressed sound.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

• barnet ≈ BAR-neht
• skriker ≈ SKREE-ker

A few notes:

• The r in Norwegian is usually clearer than in English.
• The i in skriker is a long ee sound.
• The final -er is usually pronounced lightly.

Pronunciation varies somewhat by dialect, but that rough version will help you get started.

Yes, in this simple sentence it is.

• Barnet = subject
• skriker = verb

So the structure is:

Subject + verb

This is the normal basic word order in Norwegian main clauses, just like in English:

• Barnet skriker = The child is screaming

Yes. Skriker barnet? means Is the child screaming?

In Norwegian yes/no questions, the verb often comes before the subject.

Compare:

• Barnet skriker. = The child is screaming.
• Skriker barnet? = Is the child screaming?

So changing the word order can turn the statement into a question.

Yes, and that can be confusing at first.

Barn is often the same in singular and plural:

• et barn = a child
• barnet = the child
• barn = children
• barna = the children

So context matters. In your sentence, barnet is clearly singular and definite: the child.

Yes. Barnet usually refers to a particular child that is known from the context, just like the child in English.

For example:

• If you are in a room and one child starts screaming, you can say Barnet skriker.
• If you mean a child in a general or new sense, you would usually say Et barn skriker.

So the choice between barn and barnet helps show whether the child is specific or not.