Barnet dytter stolen.

Barnet means the child, while barn means child or a child.

In Norwegian, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun:

• barn = child / a child
• barnet = the child

So Barnet dytter stolen means The child pushes the chair.

For the same reason: stolen means the chair, while stol means chair / a chair.

Here is the pattern:

• stol = chair / a chair
• stolen = the chair

So both nouns in the sentence are definite:

• Barnet = the child
• stolen = the chair

Dytter is the present tense of the verb å dytte, which means to push.

So:

• å dytte = to push
• dytter = pushes / is pushing

In this sentence, Barnet dytter stolen can be understood as The child pushes the chair.

In Norwegian, verbs usually do not change form for different subjects in the present tense.

For example:

• Jeg dytter = I push
• Du dytter = you push
• Barnet dytter = the child pushes
• Vi dytter = we push

This is easier than English, where you have I push but he/she pushes.

Yes. This sentence uses the basic Norwegian word order:

Subject + Verb + Object

• Barnet = subject
• dytter = verb
• stolen = object

So:

• Barnet dytter stolen
• The child pushes the chair

This is a very standard sentence pattern in Norwegian.

Usually, the noun before the verb is the subject, and the noun after the verb is the object.

So in:

Barnet dytter stolen

• Barnet is doing the action
• stolen is receiving the action

That means the child is pushing the chair, not the other way around.

Those endings mark definiteness, but the exact ending depends on the noun.

Norwegian nouns have grammatical gender, and that affects their definite form.

• et barn → barnet
  (barn is a neuter noun)
• en stol → stolen
  (stol is a masculine noun)

So:

• neuter nouns often take -et in the definite singular
• masculine nouns often take -en in the definite singular

The indefinite forms are:

• et barn = a child
• en stol = a chair

So if you changed the sentence to indefinite, you could get:

Et barn dytter en stol.
= A child pushes a chair.

Yes. Norwegian present tense often covers both ideas:

• pushes
• is pushing

So Barnet dytter stolen can mean either:

• The child pushes the chair
• The child is pushing the chair

The exact meaning depends on context.

A rough pronunciation guide for an English speaker is:

• Barnet ≈ BAR-net
• dytter ≈ DIT-ter or DUT-ter depending on accent
• stolen ≈ STOO-len with a shorter, more Norwegian vowel quality

A few important notes:

• The y in dytter is a Norwegian vowel that does not exist in standard English. It is one of the harder sounds for learners.
• The r in Norwegian is not usually pronounced like a strong American English r.
• Stress is typically on the first syllable: BAR-net, DYT-ter, STO-len.

Yes, often you can. Å skyve also means to push.

The difference is that:

• å dytte often suggests a nudge, shove, or push with a small force or motion
• å skyve often suggests pushing something along or moving it by pushing

In many simple learning examples, both can work, but dytte and skyve are not always identical in every context.

Because Norwegian often expresses the by attaching it to the noun itself.

Compare:

• English: the child

• Norwegian: barnet

• English: the chair
• Norwegian: stolen

This is one of the most important differences between English and Norwegian nouns.

Yes, Barnet dytter stolen is standard Bokmål.

In everyday spoken Norwegian, pronunciation and wording may vary by dialect, but this written sentence is perfectly normal Bokmål.