Formuen vokser.

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• en formue = a fortune / a wealth
• formuen = the fortune / the wealth

So -en here means the.

This is very common in Norwegian:

• en bil → bilen
• en mann → mannen
• en formue → formuen

Vokser is the present tense form of the verb å vokse (to grow).

• å vokse = infinitive, to grow
• vokser = present tense, grows / is growing

Norwegian verbs do not change for person:

• jeg vokser
• du vokser
• han/hun vokser
• vi vokser

So Formuen vokser is simply The fortune grows / is growing.

It can mean both, depending on context.

Norwegian often uses the simple present where English might use either:

• The fortune grows
• The fortune is growing

So Formuen vokser can describe:

• a general development, or
• something happening right now

If you want to stress the ongoing action more clearly, Norwegian can also use expressions like holder på å vokse, but that is not necessary here.

Because Norwegian does not need a separate helper verb here.

English often uses:

• is growing

But Norwegian usually just uses the present tense:

• vokser

So:

• Formuen vokser = The fortune is growing

This is a very normal difference between English and Norwegian.

It is a noun and the subject of the sentence.

In Formuen vokser:

• Formuen = the subject
• vokser = the verb

So the sentence structure is:

Subject + Verb

That is the basic word order in a simple Norwegian statement.

Often yes, but not always exactly.

Formue usually refers to a person’s or family’s fortune, assets, or wealth, especially in a financial sense. It can sound a bit more concrete than the English word wealth, which can sometimes be broader or more abstract.

So depending on context, formuen vokser could be understood as:

• The fortune is growing
• The wealth is growing
• The assets are increasing

Yes. Å vokse is used both literally and figuratively.

Literal:

• Barnet vokser. = The child is growing.

Figurative:

• Byen vokser. = The city is growing.
• Interessen vokser. = The interest is growing.
• Formuen vokser. = The fortune is growing.

So it is completely natural to use vokser about money, wealth, numbers, or influence.

Normally, no—not if you mean the fortune.

• Formuen vokser = The fortune is growing

If you say just formue without the ending, it sounds incomplete in this sentence unless you are using the noun in a more general or unusual way.

For an indefinite meaning, Norwegian would usually need an article:

• En formue vokser = A fortune is growing

But that is less natural in most contexts than Formuen vokser.

Norwegian follows the V2 rule in main clauses: the verb usually stays in the second position.

So:

• Formuen vokser.

But if you move an adverb to the front:

• Nå vokser formuen. = Now the fortune is growing.

Notice that the verb vokser still comes second, and the subject formuen moves after it.

This is an important difference from English word order.

Yes, Formuen vokser is standard Bokmål.

In Nynorsk, you would more naturally write:

• Formuen veks.

The noun can stay the same, but the verb is different:

• Bokmål: vokser
• Nynorsk: veks

So if you are learning Bokmål, Formuen vokser is the form to remember.