Regjeringen presenterer planen.

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

• regjering = government
• regjeringen = the government

So the ending -en here marks the noun as definite.

It works the same way as regjeringen.

• plan = plan
• planen = the plan

Again, the ending -en is the definite singular ending.

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

So instead of saying something like the government with a separate article, Norwegian says:

• regjeringen
• planen

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English.

presenterer is present tense.

The infinitive is å presentere = to present.

So:

• presenterer = presents / is presenting

In Norwegian, the present tense often covers both the English simple present and present continuous, depending on context.

No. Norwegian verbs do not change for person the way English verbs sometimes do.

For example:

• jeg presenterer = I present
• du presenterer = you present
• regjeringen presenterer = the government presents

The verb form stays the same.

Yes. It follows the basic subject–verb–object pattern:

• Regjeringen = subject
• presenterer = verb
• planen = object

So it is a very standard, natural sentence structure.

Yes. Norwegian present tense can often translate into either:

• presents
• is presenting

Which one sounds best in English depends on context. Without more context, both are possible.

Because in Norwegian, common nouns are not capitalized.

So you write:

• regjeringen
• planen

Only proper names and the first word of a sentence are capitalized. This is different from German, where all nouns are capitalized.

In a simple sentence like this, word order tells you.

Norwegian normally puts:

1. the subject first
2. the verb second
3. the object after the verb

So:

• Regjeringen = the thing doing the action
• planen = the thing receiving the action

That means the government is presenting the plan.

The dictionary forms are the indefinite singular forms:

• regjering = government
• plan = plan

When you look words up, you usually search for those base forms, not the definite forms.

A rough guide is reh-YEH-ring-en or reh-YAI-ring-en, depending on accent and how carefully someone speaks.

A few useful points:

• the g/j combination in regj- can be tricky for English speakers
• the r is usually pronounced clearly
• the ending -en is unstressed

You do not need a perfect pronunciation right away; recognizing the word structure is more important at first.

Yes, but that would mean something different:

• Regjeringen presenterer planen = The government presents the plan
• En regjering presenterer en plan = A government presents a plan

So the original sentence is talking about a specific government and a specific plan, not just any government or any plan.