Spillkafeen åpner nå.

Because Norwegian normally writes compound nouns as one word.

• spill = game / gaming
• kafe = café

So spillkafe is a compound meaning game café. Then Norwegian adds the definite ending to the whole noun, giving spillkafeen = the game café.

This is very common in Norwegian. English often uses separate words where Norwegian uses one compound word.

-en is the definite singular ending for many masculine nouns in Norwegian. It works like English the.

So:

• en spillkafe = a game café
• spillkafeen = the game café

In other words, Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.

Because Norwegian usually expresses definiteness by adding an ending to the noun.

Here, spillkafeen already includes the meaning the game café, so no separate article is needed.

This is different from English, but very normal in Norwegian:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car

The same pattern is happening in spillkafeen.

The base form is å åpne, which means to open.

• å åpne = infinitive
• åpner = present tense

So in this sentence, åpner means opens / is opening.

A useful thing for English speakers: Norwegian verbs are much simpler than English verbs in this way. The present tense form stays the same for all persons:

• jeg åpner
• du åpner
• han/hun åpner
• vi åpner

There is no separate -s form like English he opens.

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

• opens
• is opening

The word nå means now, so the sentence naturally sounds like something happening at this moment. That is why English often translates it as is opening now.

So:

• Spillkafeen åpner nå can mean The game café is opening now
• In some contexts, it could also be understood as The game café opens now

The exact English version depends on context, but the Norwegian form stays the same.

Nå means now.

It tells you the action is happening at this moment or starting at this point. Without nå, the sentence would be more general:

• Spillkafeen åpner. = The game café opens / is opening
• Spillkafeen åpner nå. = The game café opens now / is opening now

So nå adds immediacy.

Yes, that is also correct.

Both are natural:

• Spillkafeen åpner nå
• Nå åpner spillkafeen

The difference is mostly about focus:

• Spillkafeen åpner nå puts the subject first in a neutral way.
• Nå åpner spillkafeen emphasizes now a bit more.

This also shows an important Norwegian rule: the finite verb usually stays in second position. So when nå comes first, åpner still has to come before spillkafeen.

Not necessarily.

In this sentence, it is capitalized automatically because it is the first word of the sentence. Norwegian does not capitalize all nouns the way German does.

So if the same phrase appeared in the middle of a sentence, it would normally be:

• spillkafeen

However, if Spillkafeen is the official name of a specific place or business, then it could also be capitalized as a proper name.

Both spellings can exist in Bokmål.

You may see:

• kafe
• kafé

And therefore also:

• kafeen
• kaféen

They mean the same thing. The difference is mainly spelling preference or style. If Spillkafeen is a business name, the chosen spelling may simply reflect how that place wants to write it.