Han er mektig.

Han is the Norwegian subject pronoun meaning he.

In most everyday cases, it refers to a male person:

• Han er mektig. = He is powerful.

It can also sometimes be used about things like animals when their sex is known, but for a beginner, he is the main meaning to remember.

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

So:

• å være = to be
• er = am / is / are in the present, depending on the subject

Examples:

• Jeg er = I am
• Han er = He is
• Vi er = We are

Norwegian does not change the present-tense verb the way English does. The form er stays the same for all persons.

Mektig usually means powerful, mighty, or influential, depending on context.

In Han er mektig, it usually suggests that he has:

• power
• authority
• influence
• strength in a figurative or political sense

It is often closer to powerful than to purely physical strong.

Because mektig is an adjective, not a noun.

In Han er mektig, the structure is:

• Han = subject
• er = verb
• mektig = adjective describing the subject

This is like English:

• He is powerful.

You would not say He is a powerful unless another noun followed, such as:

• He is a powerful man.
• Norwegian: Han er en mektig mann.

After forms of to be, Norwegian adjectives often appear in their basic form when describing a singular en-word noun or a masculine/feminine person.

So:

• Han er mektig.
• Hun er mektig.

But adjective forms can change in other situations. For example:

• Det er mektig. = neuter
• De er mektige. = plural

So yes, adjectives do inflect in Norwegian, but here mektig is the correct form for han.

Yes, in this simple sentence it is the same:

• Han = He
• er = is
• mektig = powerful

So the pattern is:

• subject + verb + adjective

This is very similar to English:

• He is powerful.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Han ≈ hahn
• er ≈ air or a short ehr, depending on accent
• mektig ≈ MEK-tih or MEK-tee with a hard k

A very rough full approximation:

• hahn air MEK-tih

Pronunciation varies by dialect, especially er, but this will get you close.

Yes. Mektig can sometimes sound a bit elevated, formal, or dramatic depending on context. It can mean:

• powerful
• mighty
• influential

For example, in political or historical writing, mektig may sound closer to mighty or powerful in a grand sense.

In everyday use, though, translating it as powerful is usually safest.

Usually not as the most natural choice.

If you want to say someone is physically strong, sterk is often better:

• Han er sterk. = He is strong.

Mektig is more about power, status, influence, or impressive force rather than just muscles.

So:

• Han er sterk. = physically strong
• Han er mektig. = powerful / influential / mighty

Yes. That means He is a powerful man.

Compare:

• Han er mektig. = He is powerful.
• Han er en mektig mann. = He is a powerful man.

The first sentence just describes him with an adjective. The second adds a noun, mann, so you also need the article en.

Yes, it is a complete and grammatically natural sentence.

However, whether it feels natural in conversation depends on context. On its own, it may sound a little dramatic or serious, because mektig is a strong word.

It works especially well in contexts like:

• describing a ruler or leader
• talking about someone influential
• making a strong statement in a story or analysis

So it is correct and natural, but it often carries a fairly weighty tone.