Møtet er i november.

Because møtet is the definite form: the meeting.

In Norwegian, definiteness is usually added to the end of the noun:

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

So Møtet er i november means The meeting is in November, not just Meeting is in November.

The -et ending marks the noun as:

• singular
• definite
• and in this case, neuter

The base noun is møte, which is a neuter noun:

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

This is very common in Norwegian. The article is often attached to the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

Er means is / are / am in the present tense of å være (to be).

So:

• Møtet er i november = The meeting is in November

It works very much like English is here.

In Norwegian, i is used for months, just like English in:

• i januar = in January
• i mai = in May
• i november = in November

So i november is the normal way to say that something happens during that month.

Because month names normally do not take an article in Norwegian.

You simply say:

• i november
• i desember
• i april

This is similar to English, where we also usually say in November, not in the November.

Usually, no. In Norwegian, names of months are normally written with a lowercase letter:

• november
• januar
• august

This is different from English, where month names are capitalized.

So Møtet er i november is the normal Norwegian spelling.

Yes. Norwegian word order can change depending on emphasis.

For example:

• Møtet er i november. = neutral statement
• I november er møtet. = more emphasis on in November

But the most natural basic version is:

• Møtet er i november.

Also remember that Norwegian usually keeps the verb in the second position, so if you start with I november, the verb er still comes next.

No. It usually just means the meeting takes place sometime in November.

So Møtet er i november normally means:

• the meeting is scheduled for November
• the meeting happens during that month

It does not usually suggest that the meeting lasts the whole month.

A simple learner-friendly guide is:

• møtet ≈ MUR-teh or MER-teh, but with the Norwegian ø sound, which does not exist exactly in English

A few points:

• ø is a rounded front vowel; English speakers often find it tricky
• the final -et is usually pronounced like eh
  • t
• the stress is on the first syllable: MØ-tet

If you want to get closer to the real sound, focus on the vowel ø.

They are different forms of the same noun:

• møte is the dictionary form, meaning meeting
• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

So:

• Vi har et møte. = We have a meeting.
• Møtet er i november. = The meeting is in November.

This definite ending is one of the most important features of Norwegian nouns.