Svaret var frekt.

Because svaret is the definite form, meaning the answer.

• et svar = an answer
• svaret = the answer

Norwegian often puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

Svar is a neuter noun.

You can tell from the basic form:

• et svar = an answer

This matters because neuter nouns affect how adjectives are formed. In this sentence, that is why we get frekt instead of frekk.

The ending -et is the definite singular ending for many neuter nouns.

So:

• svar = answer
• svaret = the answer

This is very common in Norwegian. Compare:

• et barn → barnet
• et hus → huset

Var is the past tense of å være (to be).

So:

• er = is / am / are
• var = was / were

In this sentence, Svaret var frekt, var means was.

Because frekk changes form to match a neuter singular noun when it is used like this.

Since svar is neuter (et svar), the adjective becomes:

• frekk → common gender / general dictionary form
• frekt → neuter singular

So:

• en frekk kommentar
• et frekt svar

Even though frekt comes after var, it still agrees with the noun svaret.

Yes. It is an adjective used as a predicate adjective.

In English, the same thing happens:

• The answer was rude

Here, rude comes after was, but it is still an adjective.

The Norwegian structure is the same:

• Svaret = subject
• var = verb
• frekt = predicate adjective

Normally, no. In standard Norwegian, it should be frekt because svaret is neuter singular.

Use:

• Svaret var frekt.

Not:

• Svaret var frekk.

The adjective has to agree with the noun.

The word order is very straightforward:

• Svaret = subject
• var = verb
• frekt = complement

So the pattern is basically:

Subject + verb + adjective

This is a normal Norwegian main-clause word order.

You would replace var with er:

• Svaret er frekt. = The answer is rude.

Everything else stays the same.

The dictionary form is frekk.

Adjectives are usually listed in their basic form, and then they change depending on gender, number, and definiteness.

For frekk, the common forms are:

• frekk
• frekt
• frekke

In this sentence, frekt is used because the noun is neuter singular.

Not always exactly. It often means rude, cheeky, impudent, or fresh in a negative sense.

So Svaret var frekt can suggest that the answer was:

• disrespectful
• impertinent
• too bold in an inappropriate way

The exact nuance depends on context and tone.

Because svaret is the definite singular form.

The plural forms of svar are typically:

• svar = answers / answer
• svara/svarene = the answers

So svaret specifically means the answer singular.

A simple learner-friendly approximation is:

SVAH-ret var frekt

A few helpful notes:

• sv at the start of svaret is pronounced together, close to English sv
• a in svar is long
• frekt ends in a clear kt cluster

Pronunciation varies somewhat by dialect, but the spelling and grammar stay the same.