Skredderen fjerner knappenålen etter tråklingen.

Because skredderen is the definite singular form of en skredder (a tailor).

• en skredder = a tailor
• skredderen = the tailor

In Norwegian, many masculine nouns add -en to mean the.

Fjerner is the present tense of the verb å fjerne (to remove).

• å fjerne = to remove
• fjerner = removes / is removing
• fjernet = removed / has removed (depending on context)

So Skredderen fjerner knappenålen means The tailor removes the pin or The tailor is removing the pin, depending on context.

Knappenålen means the pin.

Its basic form is en knappenål, which is a kind of pin used in sewing.

• en knappenål = a pin
• knappenålen = the pin

Again, -en marks the definite singular.

Because Norwegian often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here:

• knapp = button
• nål = needle

But as a compound, knappenål does not literally mean button needle in normal English. It means pin.

This is very common in Norwegian: instead of using several separate words, Norwegian often combines them into one noun.

It means after the basting or after the tacking.

• etter = after
• tråklingen = the basting / the tacking

Tråkling is the noun form related to å tråkle, which means to baste or to tack with loose temporary stitches before final sewing.

Tråklingen is the definite singular form.

• tråkling = basting / tacking
• tråklingen = the basting / the tacking

Using the definite form suggests a specific sewing step that both speaker and listener can identify: after the basting.

In English, we might sometimes leave this less specific, but Norwegian often uses the definite form naturally in such contexts.

Because Norwegian usually puts definiteness at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

For example:

• skredderen = the tailor
• knappenålen = the pin
• tråklingen = the basting

So the meaning of the is built into the noun itself.

Yes. This is standard Norwegian main-clause word order:

Subject + verb + object + time expression

• Skredderen = subject
• fjerner = verb
• knappenålen = object
• etter tråklingen = time expression

So the sentence is structured very naturally.

Yes. In Norwegian, the present tense often covers both ideas.

So Skredderen fjerner knappenålen can mean:

• The tailor removes the pin
• The tailor is removing the pin

The exact meaning depends on context.

Here, etter is a preposition meaning after.

It is followed by a noun phrase:

• etter tråklingen = after the basting

So this is not a full clause like after he bastes. It is simply a prepositional phrase.

Because once the noun has the definite ending, you normally do not add a separate article.

So Norwegian says:

• knappenålen = the pin
• tråklingen = the basting

not a separate equivalent of the pin with an extra word before the noun.

The main dictionary forms are:

• en skredder = a tailor
• å fjerne = to remove
• en knappenål = a pin
• etter = after
• en tråkling = a basting / a tacking
• å tråkle = to baste / to tack

When learning Norwegian, it helps to identify the dictionary form behind the inflected form you see in the sentence.