Vi sjekker blenderen, kameraobjektivet, fokuspunktet, minnekortet, kameraremmen og batterinivået før fototuren.

Because sjekker is the present-tense form of the verb å sjekke = to check.

• å sjekke = infinitive, to check
• sjekker = present tense, check / are checking
• sjekket = past tense, checked

So Vi sjekker ... means We check ... or We are checking ..., depending on context.

Norwegian usually uses the simple present where English might use either simple present or present continuous.

Those endings show the definite form of the noun, like English the.

In Norwegian, instead of putting a separate word before the noun, you often attach the definite article to the end:

• blender = blender

• blenderen = the blender

• minnekort = memory card
• minnekortet = the memory card

So in this sentence, the speaker is talking about specific items they are checking: the blender, the lens, the focus point, the memory card, the camera strap, and the battery level.

Because Norwegian nouns have grammatical gender, and the definite ending depends on the gender.

In this sentence:

• -en is usually the definite ending for common-gender nouns
• -et is usually the definite ending for neuter nouns

Examples:

• blenderen → common gender
• kameraremmen → common gender
• kameraobjektivet → neuter
• fokuspunktet → neuter
• minnekortet → neuter
• batterinivået → neuter

So the ending is not random; it tells you something about the noun’s gender.

Because Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate article the way English does.

Compare:

• English: the camera strap
• Norwegian: kameraremmen

This is one of the biggest differences from English.
The noun itself changes form to show definiteness.

With adjectives, Norwegian often uses both a separate determiner and a definite noun form, but here there are no adjectives, so the suffix alone is enough.

Yes. Norwegian uses compound words very freely, often more than English does.

Here are some examples from the sentence:

• kameraobjektivet
  = kamera

  • objektiv
    • definite ending
      = the camera lens

• fokuspunktet
  = fokus

  • punkt
    • definite ending
      = the focus point

• minnekortet
  = minne

  • kort
    • definite ending
      = the memory card

• kameraremmen
  = kamera

  • rem
    • definite ending
      = the camera strap

• batterinivået
  = batteri

  • nivå
    • definite ending
      = the battery level

A very important point: in Norwegian, these compounds are normally written as one word, not several.

Because the base noun is rem = strap, and when it takes the definite ending -en, it becomes remmen.

So:

• en rem = a strap
• remmen = the strap

When kamera is added in front, you get:

• kameraremmen = the camera strap

The double m is just part of how the word is spelled in that form.

Før means before, and fototuren is in the definite form: the photo trip / the photography trip.

So:

• før fototuren = before the photo trip

This sounds natural when both speaker and listener know which trip is meant.

You would only say den fototuren if you wanted extra emphasis, like that photo trip. In an ordinary sentence, fototuren by itself is enough.

It is the definite singular form of fototur.

• en fototur = a photo trip / photography outing
• fototuren = the photo trip / the outing

Again, the ending -en shows definiteness.

So før fototuren literally means before the-photo-trip.

For the same reason as with the other nouns: Norwegian usually marks the by adding an ending to the noun.

So:

• English: before the photo trip
• Norwegian: før fototuren

There is no need for a separate word like the.

Grammatically, it is present tense, but in Norwegian the present tense is often used for both:

• something happening now
• a routine or general habit
• a planned near-future action

So this sentence could mean:

• We are checking ... before the photo trip
• We check ... before the photo trip

The exact interpretation depends on context.

That is just the normal way to list several things in Norwegian, much like in English.

Here the items are:

• blenderen
• kameraobjektivet
• fokuspunktet
• minnekortet
• kameraremmen
• batterinivået

And og means and.

One small style note: Norwegian usually does not use the Oxford comma before og, so kameraremmen og batterinivået is the expected style.

Vi means we.

Unlike English, Norwegian does not usually change the verb depending on the subject:

• jeg sjekker = I check
• du sjekker = you check
• vi sjekker = we check
• de sjekker = they check

So the verb form sjekker stays the same for different subjects in the present tense. That is often easier for English speakers.

Yes. You could say:

Før fototuren sjekker vi blenderen, kameraobjektivet, fokuspunktet, minnekortet, kameraremmen og batterinivået.

That is also correct and very natural.

This shows an important Norwegian word-order rule: when something other than the subject comes first, the verb still usually stays in second position.

So:

• Vi sjekker ... før fototuren.
• Før fototuren sjekker vi ...

In the second version, sjekker comes before vi because of normal Norwegian V2 word order.

It is a common modern verb in Norwegian, borrowed from English check. It is widely used in everyday speech.

Depending on context, Norwegian may also use other verbs such as:

• kontrollere = inspect, check more formally
• se på = look at
• undersøke = examine

But sjekke is very common and natural in a sentence like this.

Yes, it helps a lot.

Because the definite form depends on gender, you should learn nouns with their article from the beginning:

• en blender
• et kameraobjektiv
• et fokuspunkt
• et minnekort
• en kameraremm
• et batterinivå
• en fototur

If you know the article, it becomes much easier to build the definite form:

• en noun → usually -en
• et noun → usually -et

That is one of the most useful habits for learning Norwegian vocabulary.