Svaret er logisk.

Svaret is the definite form of the noun svar.

• svar = answer / an answer
• svaret = the answer

In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

Here:

• et svar = an answer
• svaret = the answer

Since the sentence talks about the answer, Norwegian uses svaret.

The ending -et is the definite ending for many neuter nouns in Norwegian.

Svar is a neuter noun, so its forms are:

• et svar = an answer
• svaret = the answer

A native English speaker often expects a separate word for the, but in Norwegian it is usually attached to the noun.

You usually learn the gender together with the noun. The dictionary form is typically given with the indefinite article:

• et svar

That et tells you it is neuter.

This matters because gender affects:

• the indefinite article: en / ei / et
• the definite ending
• adjective forms in some cases

For this noun:

• et svar
• svaret

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

So:

• å være = to be
• er = is / am / are depending on context

In this sentence, Svaret er logisk, er means is.

Norwegian does not change the verb for different persons the way English does. For example:

• jeg er = I am
• du er = you are
• han er = he is
• vi er = we are

The form stays er.

No, logisk is just the normal dictionary form of the adjective logical in Norwegian.

It is a common adjective ending, especially in words related to international vocabulary:

• logisk = logical
• praktisk = practical
• teoretisk = theoretical
• fantastisk = fantastic

So the -sk is part of the adjective itself, not a special grammar ending added only in this sentence.

Because the adjective here is used after the verb er. In that position, Norwegian normally uses the basic form that matches the subject when needed, and here logisk is the correct form with a neuter idea like svaret.

Compare:

• Svaret er logisk. = The answer is logical.
• Et logisk svar. = A logical answer.

You may also see logiske when the adjective is used differently, for example:

• with plural nouns
• in definite noun phrases
• in some fixed patterns

Examples:

• logiske svar = logical answers
• det logiske svaret = the logical answer

So logisk here is correct for this sentence.

Yes, in this simple sentence the word order is very similar to English:

• Svaret = subject
• er = verb
• logisk = adjective/complement

So it follows the pattern:

subject + verb + complement

That gives:

• Svaret er logisk.

This is one reason the sentence feels straightforward for English speakers.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

SVAH-ret ehr loh-GISSK

A few notes:

• sv at the start is pronounced together, like sv in a careful pronunciation of svelte
• a in svaret is broad, not like the a in cat
• er is short
• gisk in logisk ends with a crisp sk sound

The exact pronunciation depends somewhat on dialect, but that rough guide is a useful starting point.

Yes, but it means something different.

• Svaret er logisk = The answer is logical
• Et svar er logisk = An answer is logical

The second sentence sounds more general or less specific. In most normal situations, if you are talking about one particular answer that is already known in context, svaret is the natural choice.

This sentence is standard Bokmål.

In Nynorsk, the same sentence would typically be:

• Svaret er logisk.

So in this case, the sentence looks the same in both written standards.

No. That is not grammatical.

After er, you can say:

• Svaret er logisk.

But et is an article used before a noun, not before a standalone adjective. If you want to use a noun phrase, you need a noun too, for example:

• Svaret er et logisk resultat. = The answer is a logical result.

So:

• er logisk = correct
• er et logisk = incorrect

A useful mini-paradigm is:

• et svar = an answer
• svaret = the answer
• svar = answers
• svarene = the answers

This is helpful because svar has the same form in singular indefinite and plural indefinite:

• et svar
• flere svar

That can feel unusual to English speakers, so it is worth memorizing.