Reisemålet er Bergen.

Because -et is the definite article for many Norwegian neuter nouns.

• et reisemål = a destination
• reisemålet = the destination

So Reisemålet er Bergen literally means The destination is Bergen.

This is different from English, where the is a separate word. In Norwegian, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun.

Yes. Norwegian very often combines words into a single noun.

Here:

• reise = travel / trip
• mål = goal / destination

Together, reisemål means travel destination or simply destination.

This is very common in Norwegian. English often uses two words where Norwegian uses one compound word.

Because reisemål is a neuter noun in Norwegian, so it takes et in the indefinite singular.

• et reisemål = a destination
• reisemålet = the destination

In Norwegian, nouns have grammatical gender, and that affects articles and endings.

This is the normal word order for a simple statement in Norwegian:

subject + verb + complement

So here:

• Reisemålet = subject
• er = verb
• Bergen = complement

This is very similar to English:

• The destination is Bergen

So the structure is straightforward.

Er is the present tense of å være (to be).

So:

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

In this sentence, it means is:

• Reisemålet er Bergen = The destination is Bergen

Norwegian does not change the present tense form for different persons the way English does. So er is used with I, you, he, we, etc.

Because Bergen is a proper noun: the name of a city.

Just like in English, city names normally do not take an article.

So:

• Bergen = just Bergen
• not et Bergen or Bergenet

That is why the sentence is Reisemålet er Bergen, not Reisemålet er et Bergen.

Not exactly. Norwegian pronunciation is different from English pronunciation.

A simple learner-friendly approximation is:

• Bergen ≈ BEHR-gen

A few helpful points:

• The r is Norwegian, not exactly like an English r
• The g is pronounced
• The stress is on the first syllable

If you are learning Bokmål pronunciation, listening to native speakers is especially helpful with place names.

Yes, you could, and it would sound natural in many contexts.

• Reisemålet er Bergen = The destination is Bergen
• Destinasjonen er Bergen = also The destination is Bergen

The difference is mostly about style and nuance:

• reisemål feels very native and concrete in travel contexts
• destinasjon is also common, but it can sound a bit more formal or international

Both are correct.

The dictionary form is reisemål.

When you look up nouns in Norwegian, you usually find the indefinite singular form, often together with its article:

• et reisemål

From that, you can build:

• et reisemål = a destination
• reisemålet = the destination
• reisemål = destinations or sometimes the general concept, depending on context
• reisemålene = the destinations

Yes. The exact translation depends on context.

Because it is made from reise + mål, it literally has the idea of a destination connected to travel. In many sentences, though, the most natural English translation is simply destination.

So in this sentence, English would usually just say:

• The destination is Bergen

But in another context, travel destination might be a better translation.

This sentence works in Bokmål, and it also looks fine in Nynorsk.

• Reisemålet er Bergen.

The forms here are common and standard enough that a beginner can safely treat this as normal Norwegian.

Not by itself.

Reisemålet er Bergen just means The destination is Bergen.

If you want to say Our destination is Bergen, you would normally say:

• Reisemålet vårt er Bergen

Here, vårt means our and agrees with the neuter noun reisemål.

Because this is a normal declarative sentence, and Norwegian punctuation here works just like English punctuation.

So:

• statement → period/full stop

Reisemålet er Bergen.

Nothing unusual is happening with punctuation in this sentence.