Terningkastet er høyt.

Because terningkast is a neuter noun in Norwegian.

• Indefinite singular: et terningkast = a die roll / a rating
• Definite singular: terningkastet = the die roll / the rating

So the ending -et is the definite article built into the noun. Norwegian often puts the at the end of the word instead of using a separate word.

In Norwegian, definiteness is usually marked with an ending on the noun.

So instead of saying something like the terningkast, Norwegian says terningkastet.

That means:

• et terningkast = a rating
• terningkastet = the rating

So the sentence already includes the inside terningkastet.

Terningkast is a compound noun:

• terning = die
• kast = throw

Literally, it means dice throw or die roll.

But in Norwegian culture, terningkast is also the standard review score used in newspapers and media, usually from 1 to 6, as if the reviewer were giving the movie, book, or restaurant a number on a die.

So in this sentence, terningkastet means the review score.

Because høyt has to agree with the noun terningkastet, which is neuter singular.

The adjective høy changes form depending on what it describes:

• høy for common-gender singular
• høyt for neuter singular
• høye for plural and some definite uses

Since terningkast is neuter, Norwegian uses høyt.

You can also compare:

• et høyt terningkast = a high rating
• Terningkastet er høyt = The rating is high

Here it is an adjective.

Even though høyt can look like the adverb form, in this sentence it describes the noun terningkastet, so it is functioning as a predicate adjective after er.

A useful comparison:

• Terningkastet er høyt. → høyt describes terningkastet
• Han snakker høyt. → høyt is an adverb meaning loudly

So the form is the same, but the grammar is different.

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

So:

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

In this sentence, er means is.

The word order is the basic Norwegian main-clause pattern:

Subject + verb + complement

So here:

• Terningkastet = subject
• er = verb
• høyt = complement

This is a very normal sentence structure in Norwegian.

Yes, it is natural, especially if you are talking about the review score itself.

Norwegians often talk about ratings with terningkast, especially in media. You might also hear more specific sentences like:

• Filmen fikk terningkast fem. = The film got a five
• Det ble et høyt terningkast. = It ended up with a high rating

So Terningkastet er høyt is a normal sentence, but it sounds most natural when the conversation is already about a review score.

No. In this sentence, kastet is not a separate verb.

It is just the last part of the noun terningkastet.

That matters because kastet by itself can look like a verb form from å kaste = to throw, but here the word is not being split up that way. The full noun is:

• terningkast = rating / die roll
• terningkastet = the rating

So the sentence has only one verb: er.

If you were talking about several ratings, both the noun and the adjective would change:

• Singular: Terningkastet er høyt.
• Plural: Terningkastene er høye.

So:

• terningkastet = the rating
• terningkastene = the ratings
• høyt = neuter singular
• høye = plural

This is a good example of how Norwegian adjectives agree with the noun they describe.