Hun ga et verdig svar.

Because ga is the past tense of gi (to give).

A very common pattern to learn is:

• å gi = to give
• gir = gives / is giving
• ga = gave
• har gitt = has/have given

So in Hun ga et verdig svar, the verb shows that the action happened in the past.

Hun is the subject pronoun meaning she. It tells you who did the action.

In Norwegian subject pronouns include:

• jeg = I
• du = you
• han = he
• hun = she
• vi = we
• de = they

So Hun ga ... means she gave ...

Et is the indefinite article for a neuter noun.

Norwegian nouns have grammatical gender, and in Bokmål the main indefinite articles are:

• en for many common-gender nouns
• et for neuter nouns

Here, svar is a neuter noun, so it takes et:

• et svar = an answer

If the noun were a common-gender noun, you would usually see en instead.

Good question. Normally, many Norwegian adjectives add -t before a singular neuter noun:

• en fin bil
• et fint hus

But adjectives ending in -ig usually do not add -t in this position.

So:

• en verdig person
• et verdig svar

not verdigt

This is a very useful pattern to remember for many -ig adjectives.

Verdig is an adjective. It describes the noun svar.

So the structure is:

• Hun = subject
• ga = verb
• et verdig svar = object noun phrase

Inside that noun phrase:

• et = article
• verdig = adjective
• svar = noun

No, this is the normal basic word order in a simple Norwegian main clause:

Subject + verb + object

So:

• Hun = subject
• ga = verb
• et verdig svar = object

This matches English fairly closely in this sentence, which makes it a nice beginner-friendly example.

Modern Norwegian has very little case marking compared with German.

With pronouns, you mainly notice a difference between:

• subject form: hun = she
• object form: henne = her

So here it is hun because she is the one doing the action.

Compare:

• Hun ga et svar. = She gave an answer.
• Jeg så henne. = I saw her.

For nouns, Norwegian does not have the same full case system that German does.

Yes, often it can.

Svar is a broad word and can refer to:

• an answer to a question
• a reply
• a response

The exact English translation depends on context. In many sentences, answer is the most natural choice, but response may also fit.

It is understandable and correct, but it is a bit more formal/literary than some very basic adjectives.

Depending on context, Norwegian speakers might also use other adjectives such as:

• godt / bra for a good answer
• passende for an appropriate answer
• saklig for a factual/objective answer

Verdig suggests something like dignified, worthy, or noble in tone, depending on context.

Yes, in some contexts you may see gav as a variant of the past tense of gi.

However, ga is extremely common and very standard in Bokmål.

So if you learn:

• å gi
• gir
• ga
• har gitt

you are learning a very useful standard set of forms.

If you want to say the dignified answer, the noun phrase changes because Norwegian puts the definiteness in more than one place.

Indefinite:

• et verdig svar = a dignified answer

Definite:

• det verdige svaret = the dignified answer

Notice three things:

• et becomes det
• verdig becomes verdige
• svar becomes svaret

This is a very common Norwegian pattern called double definiteness.

A useful mini-paradigm is:

• et svar = an answer
• svaret = the answer
• svar = answers
• svarene = the answers

So svar is one of those nouns whose indefinite plural is the same as the singular.

That is quite common in Norwegian, especially with some neuter nouns.

A rough guide for an English speaker would be something like:

• Hun ≈ hoon
• ga ≈ gah
• et is often reduced in speech, roughly like eh or a light et
• verdig ≈ VEHR-di
• svar ≈ svahr

A few useful notes:

• r in Norwegian is usually clearer than in most English accents.
• v in verdig is a real v sound.
• sv in svar is pronounced as a cluster, not like English sw.

Exact pronunciation depends on dialect, but this should help you recognize the words.