Vi velger samarbeidsspillet.

In Norwegian, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

• spill = game
• spillet = the game

So:

• samarbeidsspill = cooperative game / collaboration game
• samarbeidsspillet = the cooperative game

That final -et is what gives the noun the meaning the ... here.

Velger is the present tense of å velge (to choose).

So:

• å velge = to choose
• jeg velger = I choose / I am choosing
• vi velger = we choose / we are choosing

Norwegian present tense usually works for both simple present and present continuous, depending on context.

Because after a subject like vi (we), Norwegian uses the finite verb form, not the infinitive.

• vi velger = correct
• vi velge = incorrect in a normal statement

Compare:

• Vi velger samarbeidsspillet. = We choose the cooperative game.
• Vi vil velge samarbeidsspillet. = We want to choose the cooperative game.

In the second sentence, velge appears because it comes after another conjugated verb, vil.

Yes. Norwegian very often forms compound nouns as one word, where English would often use two or more words.

Here it is built like this:

• samarbeid = cooperation / collaboration
• spill = game

Together:

• samarbeidsspill = cooperative game
• samarbeidsspillet = the cooperative game

This is very normal in Norwegian. English speakers often want to separate such words, but in Norwegian they are usually written together.

That s is a linking sound used in many Norwegian compounds.

So the word is basically:

• samarbeid
  • s
    • spill
      • et

This gives:

• samarbeidsspill
• samarbeidsspillet

You do not always add a linking -s- in compounds, but it is common in many words and must often just be learned as part of the compound.

Spill is a neuter noun in Norwegian.

That matters because the definite singular ending for many neuter nouns is -et.

So:

• et spill = a game
• spillet = the game

Since samarbeidsspill is built on spill, it also behaves as a neuter noun:

• et samarbeidsspill
• samarbeidsspillet

Yes. Norwegian present tense often covers both:

• We choose the cooperative game
• We are choosing the cooperative game

The exact English translation depends on context.

If you wanted to make the action especially progressive in Norwegian, you might sometimes use a different structure, but the plain present tense velger is very common and natural.

This is the normal word order for a basic Norwegian main clause:

subject + verb + object

So here:

• Vi = subject
• velger = verb
• samarbeidsspillet = object

This is similar to English:

• We choose the cooperative game.

Norwegian does have special word-order rules, especially the verb-second rule, but in a simple statement like this, the sentence looks very straightforward.

Yes, slightly different.

• Vi velger samarbeidsspillet. = We choose the cooperative game.
• Vi velger et samarbeidsspill. = We choose a cooperative game.

The first one refers to a specific game already known in the context. The second one refers to one cooperative game, not necessarily a previously identified one.

A simple learner-friendly approximation would be:

• velger ≈ VEL-ger
• samarbeidsspillet ≈ sah-MAR-bye-ts-SPIL-let

A few helpful notes:

• The g in velger is pronounced.
• ei in samarbeid sounds somewhat like eye.
• The d in samarbeid and the linking s flow into the next part of the compound, so the middle can feel a bit dense when speaking.

You do not need perfect pronunciation immediately; the important thing is recognizing that it is one long compound word.

Only in some dialects or in Nynorsk, not in standard Bokmål.

In Bokmål, the correct form is:

• Vi velger samarbeidsspillet.

In Nynorsk, the verb may appear as:

• Vi vel samarbeidsspelet.
• or with other regional variants, depending on style and dialect

So if you are learning Bokmål, stick with velger.