Hun liker hverken svaet eller overhenget.

It means neither ... nor.

So:

• hverken X eller Y = neither X nor Y

In this sentence, Hun liker hverken svaet eller overhenget means that she does not like the first thing, and she does not like the second thing either.

A very close structural match is:

• Hun liker hverken kaffe eller te.
• She likes neither coffee nor tea.

Because in the fixed expression hverken ... eller, eller is part of the full pattern meaning neither ... nor.

On its own:

• eller = or

But together:

• hverken ... eller = neither ... nor

So you should learn it as one unit, not translate each word separately in isolation.

Liker is the present tense of å like (to like).

So:

• å like = to like
• liker = like / likes

Norwegian does not use a separate helping verb like English sometimes does. The present tense is just one word:

• Jeg liker = I like
• Hun liker = She likes

There is no extra word for does in a normal positive sentence.

Because hun is the subject form, meaning she.

In this sentence, she is the one doing the liking, so Norwegian uses the subject pronoun:

• hun = she
• henne = her

Compare:

• Hun liker det. = She likes it.
• Jeg ser henne. = I see her.

Because hverken ... eller already carries the negative meaning.

English can say:

• She likes neither X nor Y

and that already contains the negative idea. Norwegian works the same way here.

So you do not normally say:

• Hun liker ikke hverken ... eller ...

That would be wrong or at least nonstandard in ordinary usage, because it would create a kind of double negation problem.

Yes. In Bokmål, verken and hverken are both used.

So these are both possible:

• Hun liker verken svaet eller overhenget.
• Hun liker hverken svaet eller overhenget.

Learners will often see verken more often in modern everyday writing, but hverken is also correct.

That usually shows the definite singular neuter form of a noun in Norwegian.

So if a noun is neuter, the pattern is often:

• indefinite singular: a base form
• definite singular: -et

For example:

• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

So overhenget likely means the overhang, not just an overhang.

The same idea seems to apply to svaet as written here: it looks like a definite neuter noun form, meaning the ... rather than just a ....

Because the sentence is referring to specific things, not things in general.

In Norwegian, the definite form is often used when the speaker and listener both know which things are meant, or when the context has already established them.

So:

• overheng = an overhang / overhang in general
• overhenget = the overhang / that specific overhang

If the meaning shown to the learner refers to particular things, the definite forms make sense.

The basic order is:

• Hun = subject
• liker = verb
• hverken svaet eller overhenget = object phrase

So the pattern is:

• Subject + verb + object

That is the normal word order in a simple main clause in Norwegian.

Yes, this placement is normal.

In this sentence, hverken ... eller introduces the object phrase after the verb:

• Hun liker [hverken svaet eller overhenget].

That is very common when the thing being negated is the object.

You can also see hverken used with other parts of the sentence, depending on what is being linked:

• Hun drikker hverken kaffe eller te.
• Han er verken trøtt eller sulten.

So its position depends on what it connects.

Yes.

The verb liker is present tense, so the sentence means:

• she likes neither ... or, depending on natural English wording,
• she does not like either ...

If it were past tense, you would usually get:

• Hun likte hverken svaet eller overhenget.
• She liked neither ...

Yes, a little.

Hverken ... eller is a standard, neat way to say neither ... nor. It is very common in both writing and speech, but it can sound slightly more structured than a simpler negative sentence.

Compare:

• Hun liker hverken svaet eller overhenget.
• Hun liker ikke svaet eller overhenget.

The second sentence may be understood in context, but it can be less precise, because it may sound like a simpler negation of a list. Hverken ... eller clearly tells you that neither one is liked.

It would be wrong in this construction.

You need:

• hverken ... eller

not:

• hverken ... og

This is just like English:

• neither ... nor is correct
• neither ... and is not

So the pair is fixed.

Yes. In English, both can express the same basic meaning.

So these are equivalent in normal usage:

• She likes neither X nor Y.
• She doesn’t like either X or Y.

Norwegian, however, is using the direct neither ... nor structure here:

• hverken ... eller

So if you want to stay close to the Norwegian grammar, She likes neither X nor Y is the best match.

A broad learner-friendly approximation is something like:

• HVAIR-ken or VEHR-ken, depending on dialect and whether the speaker says hverken or verken

A few useful points:

• The hv- in modern speech is often pronounced much like v
• So hverken may sound close to verken
• Norwegian pronunciation varies by dialect, so don’t worry if different speakers sound slightly different

If you are a beginner, recognizing that hverken and verken may sound quite similar is very helpful.

Yes: it is a good example of a Norwegian noun with a suffixed definite article.

Instead of using a separate word for the, Norwegian often attaches definiteness to the noun itself:

• et overheng = an overhang
• overhenget = the overhang

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English, and this sentence shows it clearly.

Yes, in some contexts you can move things around, but then the sentence structure changes.

For example, Norwegian can front elements for emphasis, but that often triggers normal main-clause word order rules. A learner should first master the simpler version:

• Hun liker hverken svaet eller overhenget.

That is the most straightforward and safest pattern to copy.

Yes, absolutely. The pattern is very useful:

• [subject] + [verb] + hverken X eller Y

Examples:

• Jeg spiser verken kjøtt eller fisk.
• Han forstår hverken norsk eller svensk.
• Vi så verken filmen eller serien.

So even if the vocabulary in your sentence is unusual or specialized, the grammar pattern is common and worth learning well.