Han overdriver kroppsspråket.

A very literal breakdown is:

• Han = he
• overdriver = exaggerates / overdoes
• kroppsspråket = the body language

So the sentence means He exaggerates the body language or, more naturally in English, He is overdoing the body language.

Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word, much more consistently than English does.

So:

• kropp = body
• språk = language
• kroppsspråk = body language

Then the definite ending is added:

• kroppsspråket = the body language

The extra s in the middle is a common linking sound in compounds, so kropp + språk becomes kroppsspråk.

The ending -et marks the noun as definite singular for a neuter noun.

Here is the pattern:

• et kroppsspråk = a body language
• kroppsspråket = the body language

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

overdriver is the present tense of the verb å overdrive.

For example:

• å overdrive = to exaggerate / to overdo
• overdriver = exaggerates / is exaggerating
• overdrev = exaggerated
• har overdrevet = have/has exaggerated

In this sentence, Han overdriver kroppsspråket is in the present tense.

It can mean both, depending on context.

Norwegian present tense often covers both:

• simple present: He exaggerates
• present continuous: He is exaggerating

So Han overdriver kroppsspråket could describe:

• a general habit, or
• something happening right now

If you want to make right now clearer, Norwegian often adds a time expression such as nå:

• Han overdriver kroppsspråket nå. = He is overdoing the body language now.

This is a basic subject–verb–object sentence:

• Han = subject
• overdriver = verb
• kroppsspråket = object

So the structure is:

He + exaggerates + the body language

That is the normal word order in a straightforward Norwegian main clause.

Yes, and the meaning is close, but the nuance is a little different.

• Han overdriver kroppsspråket suggests that the body language itself is being exaggerated.
• Han overdriver med kroppsspråket suggests he is overdoing it with his body language.

So the version with med can sound a bit more idiomatic in some contexts, especially when talking about someone's behavior or style. The original sentence is still understandable and grammatical.

Because Han is the subject form.

In this sentence, he is the one doing the action, so Norwegian uses han:

• Han overdriver kroppsspråket. = He exaggerates the body language.

Ham is the object form in more traditional grammar, like English him, for example:

• Jeg ser ham. = I see him.

In everyday spoken Norwegian, many speakers use han in places where older grammar would expect ham, but as the subject, han is definitely correct here.

A rough guide is:

kropps-spro-keh

A few useful points:

• å in språ is a long vowel, somewhat like the vowel in British English law
• -et at the end is usually pronounced lightly
• the double consonants show that the preceding vowel is short

You do not need to pronounce every written s separately in a heavy way; just move smoothly through the compound.

Put ikke after the verb in a normal main clause:

• Han overdriver ikke kroppsspråket.

This means:

• He does not exaggerate the body language
• or He isn’t overdoing the body language

That placement of ikke is very common in Norwegian main clauses.

In a yes/no question, Norwegian usually puts the verb before the subject:

• Overdriver han kroppsspråket?

This means:

• Is he exaggerating the body language?
• Does he exaggerate the body language?

This is a good example of the normal Norwegian question pattern: verb + subject + rest.