Overhenget er bratt.

Because overhenget is the definite singular form of the noun overheng.

• et overheng = an overhang
• overhenget = the overhang

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

The base form is overheng.

Its forms are:

• et overheng = indefinite singular
• overhenget = definite singular
• overheng = indefinite plural
• overhengene = definite plural

So in this sentence, overhenget means that we are talking about a specific overhang.

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

So instead of saying something like the overhang, Norwegian says overhenget.

This is very common:

• bilen = the car
• huset = the house
• overhenget = the overhang

English speakers often expect a separate word, but Norwegian normally uses this suffix.

Er is the present tense of å være (to be).

So:

• er = is / are / am, depending on context

In Overhenget er bratt, it links the subject and the description:

• Overhenget = the subject
• er = is
• bratt = steep

So the structure is simply:

The overhang is steep.

Here bratt is a predicate adjective, meaning it comes after er and describes the noun.

In Norwegian, predicate adjectives often agree with the noun, but with bratt, the singular form you see here is normal and natural.

Compare:

• En vegg er bratt.
• Et fjell er bratt.
• Overhenget er bratt.

In the plural, you would usually see:

• Veggene er bratte.

So bratt is the correct form in this sentence.

Yes. You can tell because the indefinite form is et overheng.

That means it is a neuter noun in Norwegian.

This matters for noun forms and sometimes for adjective agreement. A learner should memorize nouns together with their article:

• et overheng, not just overheng

That makes it easier to build correct sentences later.

Yes, this is completely normal Norwegian word order for a simple statement.

The pattern is:

Subject + verb + adjective

So:

• Overhenget = subject
• er = verb
• bratt = adjective

If you turned it into a yes/no question, Norwegian would normally switch the first two parts:

• Er overhenget bratt? = Is the overhang steep?

A rough guide is:

• overhenget: something like OH-ver-heng-et
• er: a short air / ehr sound, depending on dialect
• bratt: sounds roughly like braht

A few pronunciation notes:

• The r in Norwegian is usually stronger than in most English accents.
• tt in bratt is a clear, crisp t sound.
• In natural speech, er is often pronounced quite lightly.

Exact pronunciation varies by dialect, but this rough version is enough to get started.

Yes. That would mean The overhang is very steep.

A few common variations are:

• Overhenget er ganske bratt. = The overhang is quite steep.
• Overhenget er veldig bratt. = The overhang is very steep.
• Overhenget er for bratt. = The overhang is too steep.

So the sentence can easily be expanded by adding an adverb before bratt.

It would not be grammatically wrong, but it changes the meaning.

• Overhenget er bratt. = The overhang is steep.
  You mean a specific overhang.

• Et overheng er bratt. = An overhang is steep / One overhang is steep.
  This is less specific and may sound more general or less natural unless the context calls for it.

So the definite form in your sentence tells us the speaker has a particular overhang in mind.

Yes. Bratt is used for anything that is physically steep or sharply inclined, such as:

• en bratt bakke = a steep hill
• en bratt vegg = a steep wall
• et bratt fjell = a steep mountain
• et bratt overheng = a steep overhang

So it is a very normal adjective to use here.