Møtet er på onsdag.

Because møtet is the definite form of the noun: the meeting.

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

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

So Møtet er på onsdag literally matches The meeting is on Wednesday.

Here, -et is the definite ending for a neuter noun.

The noun møte is neuter, so its forms are:

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

This is a very common Norwegian pattern. For example:

• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

So in møtet, the -et is doing the job that the does in English.

Because Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of before it.

English:

• the meeting

Norwegian:

• møtet

This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice. Norwegian does have structures where a separate determiner appears too, but in a simple sentence like this, the definite form is just built into the noun.

På is used with days in expressions like on Wednesday, on Monday, and so on.

So:

• på mandag = on Monday
• på tirsdag = on Tuesday
• på onsdag = on Wednesday

For an English speaker, this is fairly straightforward because it often matches English on.

Normally, no. The most natural form is Møtet er på onsdag.

In this sentence, på is the usual preposition with days. Without it, the sentence sounds incomplete or unnatural in standard Norwegian.

So if you want to say The meeting is on Wednesday, use:

• Møtet er på onsdag

In Norwegian, days of the week are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence.

So Norwegian writes:

• mandag
• tirsdag
• onsdag
• torsdag

This is different from English, where Wednesday must be capitalized.

Er is the present tense of å være, which means to be.

So:

• jeg er = I am
• du er = you are
• han er = he is
• møtet er = the meeting is

In this sentence, er simply means is.

The basic word order here is very natural:

• Møtet er på onsdag

But you can move parts around for emphasis. For example:

• På onsdag er møtet

This means essentially the same thing, but it puts more focus on Wednesday.

So the original sentence is the neutral, standard order, while the alternative can sound more contrastive or emphatic.

The letter ø is a vowel that does not exist in standard English, so it often feels difficult at first.

A rough guide:

• It is somewhat similar to the vowel in French deux or German schön
• It is not like English o

A rough pronunciation of møtet is something like:

• MØ-teh

with the first vowel rounded.

Also note that the final -et in møtet is usually pronounced clearly, not swallowed completely.

Usually it means on Wednesday, and the exact time reference comes from context.

Depending on the situation, it can mean:

• the upcoming Wednesday
• the Wednesday that has already been mentioned
• Wednesday in a schedule

If you need to be more specific, Norwegian can add words like:

• førstkommende onsdag = next/upcoming Wednesday
• denne onsdagen = this Wednesday

But by itself, på onsdag often works just like English on Wednesday: context tells you which one.

Møte is a neuter noun.

That matters because noun gender affects:

• the indefinite article
• the definite ending

For møte:

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

If it were a common-gender noun instead, the forms would look different, often with en and -en.

So learning the gender helps you form the noun correctly in real sentences.

Yes, depending on context, that can be a natural English translation.

Literally, Møtet er på onsdag is The meeting is on Wednesday, but in normal English we sometimes say:

• The meeting is on Wednesday
• The meeting takes place on Wednesday

The Norwegian sentence itself is simple and idiomatic. It does not need a more complex verb to sound natural.

Not exactly.

• Møtet er på onsdag = The meeting is on Wednesday
  This refers to a specific meeting.

• Det er møte på onsdag = There is a meeting on Wednesday
  This introduces the existence of a meeting, not necessarily one already known.

So the difference is a lot like:

• the meeting vs.
• there is a meeting

That distinction is very useful in Norwegian.