Hun deler kunnskapen sin.

Kunnskapen is the definite form of kunnskap (knowledge), so it means the knowledge.

In Norwegian, nouns often take a special ending when they are definite:

• en bok = a book
• boken = the book

Here:

• kunnskap = knowledge
• kunnskapen = the knowledge

Even though English might simply say She shares her knowledge, Norwegian often uses the definite form in this kind of sentence: Hun deler kunnskapen sin.

In Norwegian, possessive words can often come after the noun, especially in everyday speech.

So:

• kunnskapen sin = her knowledge
• literally: the knowledge her-own

This structure is very common in Norwegian:

• boka mi = my book
• huset vårt = our house
• vennen hans = his friend

When the possessive comes after the noun, the noun is usually in the definite form:

• kunnskapen sin not
• kunnskap sin

Sin is a reflexive possessive. It is used when the owner is the subject of the sentence.

In Hun deler kunnskapen sin, the subject is hun (she), and sin refers back to hun. So the meaning is She shares her own knowledge.

Compare:

• Hun deler kunnskapen sin = She shares her own knowledge.
• Hun deler kunnskapen hennes = She shares her knowledge, but her refers to some other woman, not the subject.

This is an important distinction in Norwegian.

The form of the reflexive possessive changes to match the noun it belongs to.

Here are the forms:

• sin for masculine/feminine singular
• sitt for neuter singular
• sine for plural

Since kunnskap is usually treated as a masculine noun in Bokmål (en kunnskap is rare in practice, but the definite form kunnskapen shows common-gender agreement), we use sin:

• kunnskapen sin

Compare:

• huset sitt = his/her own house
• bøkene sine = his/her own books

Deler is the present tense of the verb å dele (to share, to divide).

So:

• å dele = to share
• deler = share / shares

Examples:

• Jeg deler = I share
• Hun deler = She shares
• Vi deler = We share

Norwegian present tense is often simple: many verbs just take -r in the present.

Not always. Å dele can mean different things depending on context, including:

• to share
• to divide
• to split

Examples:

• Hun deler kunnskapen sin = She shares her knowledge.
• Vi deler kaken = We divide/share the cake.
• Elva deler byen i to = The river divides the city in two.

So the exact English translation depends on what is being talked about.

Yes, that is also possible.

Both of these are grammatical:

• Hun deler kunnskapen sin
• Hun deler sin kunnskap

The version with the possessive after the noun is usually more natural and common in everyday Norwegian:

• kunnskapen sin

The version with the possessive before the noun can sound more formal, literary, or more emphasized:

• sin kunnskap

So learners will very often hear and see Hun deler kunnskapen sin.

Hun means she. It is the subject pronoun of the sentence.

In a full Norwegian sentence, the subject is normally stated clearly, so hun is necessary here:

• Hun deler kunnskapen sin = She shares her knowledge.

If you removed hun, the sentence would no longer be a normal complete statement.

The basic word order is:

Subject + verb + object

So here:

• Hun = subject
• deler = verb
• kunnskapen sin = object

This is the normal word order in a simple Norwegian main clause.

So the structure is very similar to English:

• She shares her knowledge
• Hun deler kunnskapen sin

No. Sin does not mean specifically her. It means his/her/their own, depending on the subject.

It refers back to the subject of the sentence, whatever that subject is.

Examples:

• Han deler kunnskapen sin = He shares his own knowledge.
• Hun deler kunnskapen sin = She shares her own knowledge.
• De deler kunnskapen sin = They share their own knowledge.

So sin/sitt/sine is about referring back to the subject, not about the subject being male or female.

A few things may be useful for learners:

• Hun is pronounced roughly like hoon, but with a Norwegian u sound, which is more rounded than English oo.
• deler is roughly DEH-ler.
• kunnskapen has stress on the first syllable: KUNN-ska-pen.
• sin is a short, simple word, roughly like seen, but with a short vowel.

Exact pronunciation varies by dialect, but the spelling and grammar stay the same.