Øret er rødt.

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun.

• et øre = an ear
• øret = the ear

So -et is the definite ending for this noun. English uses a separate word (the), but Norwegian often attaches that meaning directly to the noun.

Yes. Øre is a neuter noun in Norwegian.

Its basic forms are:

• et øre = an ear
• øret = the ear
• ører = ears
• ørene = the ears

Because it is neuter, both the article and adjective forms follow neuter patterns.

Because øre is a neuter singular noun, the adjective must agree with it.

For the adjective rød (red):

• en rød bil = a red car
• ei/en rød bok = a red book
• et rødt øre = a red ear

The same agreement also appears after er:

• Øret er rødt = The ear is red

So rødt is the neuter singular form of rød.

Yes. In Norwegian, adjectives often agree with the noun even when they come after verbs like er.

So:

• Bilen er rød = The car is red
• Huset er rødt = The house is red
• Bilene er røde = The cars are red

That is why Øret er rødt uses rødt.

The dictionary form is være, which means to be.

• å være = to be
• er = is / am / are in the present tense

So in Øret er rødt, er simply means is.

The vowel ø does not have an exact English equivalent.

A useful approximation is:

• say eh or uh
• while rounding your lips

So ø is a rounded front vowel. English speakers often need practice with it.

Very roughly:

• øret sounds something like UH-reh with rounded lips
• rødt starts with that same ø sound

The exact pronunciation depends somewhat on dialect, but learning the rounded ø sound is the important part.

Usually, the spelling dt at the end is pronounced just like t.

So rødt is pronounced roughly like røtt, not with a clearly pronounced d.

This is common in Norwegian spelling:

• the d is written
• but in pronunciation, the ending often sounds like just t

Yes, grammatically you can.

• Øret er rødt = The ear is red
• Et øre er rødt = An ear is red

The difference is the same as in English:

• øret refers to a specific ear
• et øre means any ear or an unspecified ear

The plural would be:

• Ørene er røde = The ears are red

Notice the changes:

• øret → ørene
• rødt → røde

So adjective agreement also changes in the plural.

This sentence follows the basic Norwegian pattern:

subject + verb + adjective/complement

• Øret = subject
• er = verb
• rødt = adjective complement

So it matches the English structure very closely:

• The ear
  • is
    • red

They use the same adjective, but the structure is different.

• et rødt øre = a red ear
  Here the adjective comes directly before the noun.

• øret er rødt = the ear is red
  Here the adjective comes after the verb er.

In both cases, rødt is used because øre is neuter singular.

No. Norwegian does not capitalize all nouns the way German does.

Øret is capitalized here only because it is the first word of the sentence.

So normally you would write:

• et øre
• rødt øre

not with capitals in the middle of a sentence.