Utlegget er stort.

The base form is utlegg.

Utlegget is the definite singular form, meaning the utlegg. The exact English meaning depends on context, but utlegg often means something like outlay, expense, or expenditure.

Because Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun.

For a neuter noun like utlegg:

• et utlegg = an outlay / an expense
• utlegget = the outlay / the expense

So the ending -et here marks definite singular.

You know it from the article in its basic form: et utlegg.

In Norwegian, nouns are grouped by gender, and et marks a neuter noun. That matters because adjectives often have to agree with the noun’s gender.

Because utlegg is a neuter singular noun.

The adjective stor changes like this:

• stor for common gender singular
• stort for neuter singular
• store for plural, and also in many definite noun phrases

Since utlegget is singular and neuter, the correct form is stort.

This is a very common question.

In Utlegget er stort, stort is a predicative adjective. That means it comes after er and describes the subject.

Predicative adjectives agree with:

• gender
• number

But they do not take the definite -e form just because the noun is definite.

So:

• Det store utlegget = the big outlay
  
  • here the adjective comes before the noun, so store is used
• Utlegget er stort = the outlay is big
  
  • here the adjective comes after er, so stort is used

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

So:

• er = is / are / am, depending on context

In this sentence, it means is.

This sentence has normal main-clause word order:

• Utlegget = subject
• er = verb
• stort = adjective complement

So it follows the pattern:

subject + verb + complement

That is very similar to English: The outlay is large.

Yes. In many cases, stor and stort can be translated as either big or large.

Which English word sounds better depends on context:

• Utlegget er stort could be understood as The expense is large
• or The outlay is big

Usually large sounds a bit more natural in financial contexts.

Grammatically, yes: Et utlegg er stort is possible.

But it would usually sound more general, like An outlay is large or One expense is large, which may not fit many situations naturally.

The definite form Utlegget er stort usually refers to a specific outlay or expense already known in the conversation.

A few useful ones:

• utlegget has the definite ending -et, which is often pronounced lightly
• stort ends in -rt, which may sound different from English depending on the dialect
• er is usually unstressed in normal speech

You do not need perfect pronunciation right away; the most important thing for learners here is noticing the grammar:

• utlegget = definite singular
• stort = neuter singular adjective form