Vi spør eksperten.

• Vi = we
• spør = ask / are asking
• eksperten = the expert

So the sentence is literally We ask the expert.

Spørre is the infinitive, meaning to ask.

In a normal present-tense sentence, Norwegian usually uses the present form, which for this verb is spør:

• å spørre = to ask
• spør = ask / asks / am asking / are asking / is asking, depending on the subject

Examples:

• Jeg spør = I ask / I am asking
• Vi spør = We ask / We are asking

Norwegian verbs do not change for person the way English verbs sometimes do. So:

• jeg spør
• du spør
• han spør
• vi spør

all use the same present-tense form spør.

Because eksperten means the expert, while en ekspert means an expert.

Norwegian often puts the definite article at the end of the noun as a suffix:

• en ekspert = an expert
• eksperten = the expert

This is one of the most important features of Norwegian nouns.

So:

• Vi spør en ekspert = We ask an expert
• Vi spør eksperten = We ask the expert

Yes. Spør is the present tense.

Like many Norwegian present-tense verbs, it can correspond to both:

• ask
• am/is/are asking

So Vi spør eksperten can mean:

• We ask the expert
• We are asking the expert

Which one sounds more natural in English depends on context.

No, this is the normal basic word order: subject + verb + object.

• Vi = subject
• spør = verb
• eksperten = object

This is the same basic order as English:

• We ask the expert

Norwegian main clauses often follow V2 word order, meaning the verb comes in the second position. In this sentence, the subject comes first, so the word order looks very straightforward.

The tricky part is the vowel ø.

A rough guide:

• spør sounds somewhat like spur said with rounded lips, but there is no perfect English equivalent.
• The r is pronounced, though exactly how depends on dialect.

If it helps, break it down as:

• sp as in English spin
• ø = a rounded vowel not found in standard English
• r

The whole word is short: spør.

If you already know some other Norwegian words with ø, that can help you connect the sound.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

eks-PÆR-ten or eks-PER-ten, depending on accent and how fine-grained you want to be.

The stress is on the second syllable:

• ek-SPER-ten

The ending -en is the definite ending meaning the.

So it is:

• ekspert = expert
• eksperten = the expert

Yes. In Norwegian, spørre can directly take the person you ask.

So:

• Vi spør eksperten = We ask the expert

This is completely normal.

Compare:

• Vi spør eksperten = We ask the expert
• Vi spør eksperten om problemet = We ask the expert about the problem

A useful pattern is:

• spørre noen = ask someone
• spørre om noe = ask about something

So if you want both:

• spørre noen om noe = ask someone about something

The dictionary form is å spørre, meaning to ask.

When learning verbs, it is useful to remember:

• å spørre = infinitive
• spør = present tense
• spurte = past tense
• har spurt = past participle/perfect form

So spør is just one form of the verb å spørre.

Because Norwegian usually expresses definiteness by adding an ending to the noun.

So instead of saying:

• the expert

Norwegian often says:

• ekspert + en = eksperten

This is called the suffixed definite article.

That is why there is no separate word in this sentence before eksperten.

Yes. A yes/no question would usually switch the verb and subject:

• Vi spør eksperten. = We ask the expert.
• Spør vi eksperten? = Are we asking the expert? / Do we ask the expert?

This is a very common Norwegian pattern: the verb comes first in yes/no questions.