Bransjen vokser.

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

• bransje = industry / sector
• bransjen = the industry / the sector

So -en here means the. This is very common in Norwegian with many masculine and feminine/common-gender nouns.

The dictionary form is bransje.

You will often learn it like this:

• en bransje = an industry / a sector
• bransjen = the industry / the sector

So if you want to look the word up, search for bransje, not bransjen.

Bransje is usually treated as a common-gender noun in Bokmål.

Its basic forms are:

• en bransje = indefinite singular
• bransjen = definite singular
• bransjer = indefinite plural
• bransjene = definite plural

For this sentence, the form is definite singular: bransjen.

Because vokse is the infinitive form, and vokser is the present tense.

• å vokse = to grow
• vokser = grow / grows / is growing depending on context

In Norwegian, the present tense is often made by adding -r to the infinitive:

• å bo → bor
• å lære → lærer
• å vokse → vokser

No. Norwegian verbs do not change form for different persons in the present tense.

So you get:

• jeg vokser = I grow / am growing
• du vokser = you grow / are growing
• bransjen vokser = the industry grows / is growing
• vi vokser = we grow / are growing

This is much simpler than English, because there is no special -s form like he grows.

It can mean both, depending on context.

Norwegian present tense often covers both:

• Bransjen vokser. = The industry grows.
• Bransjen vokser. = The industry is growing.

If the context is about a general trend, English often uses is growing. Norwegian usually just keeps the simple present.

Yes. This is the normal basic word order:

• subject + verb
• Bransjen
  • vokser

Norwegian main clauses usually follow a verb-second pattern, which means the finite verb tends to come in the second position.

So if you move another element to the front, the verb still stays second:

• Bransjen vokser.
• Nå vokser bransjen. = Now the industry is growing.

Notice that when Nå comes first, vokser must come before bransjen.

A rough guide for English speakers is:

• bransjen ≈ BRAHN-shen

A few notes:

• br sounds much like English br
• a is more like the a in father than the a in cat
• sj makes a sh sound
• the final -en is usually a light ending, not a strong en like in English pen

Pronunciation varies a little by dialect, but BRAHN-shen is a useful approximation.

A rough pronunciation is:

• vokser ≈ VOK-ser

Helpful notes:

• v is pronounced like English v
• o is a rounded vowel, somewhat like the vowel in British not, though not exactly
• ks is pronounced like the x sound in box
• the r may sound stronger or lighter depending on dialect

So an English-friendly version would be VOK-ser.

Yes. Depending on context, bransjen can mean:

• the industry
• the sector
• the trade
• the line of business

It often refers to a specific field already understood from context, such as:

• teknologibransjen = the technology industry
• filmbransjen = the film industry

So Bransjen vokser could refer to the industry that has already been mentioned or is obvious in the situation.