Skiltet peker vestover.

Because skiltet is the definite singular form of et skilt.

In Norwegian, the word for the is often added to the end of the noun instead of standing separately.

• et skilt = a sign
• skiltet = the sign

Since skilt is a neuter noun, it takes the definite ending -et.

The base form is skilt.

Its forms are:

• et skilt = a sign
• skiltet = the sign
• skilt = signs / signboards
• skiltene = the signs

So in this sentence, skiltet means the sign.

Peker is the present tense of the verb å peke, which means to point.

So:

• å peke = to point
• peker = points / is pointing

In Norwegian, many present-tense verbs end in -r.

No. Å peke can also be used for things like signs, arrows, needles, or directions.

So Skiltet peker vestover means that the sign is oriented or indicating in a westward direction. It is not limited to a person pointing with a finger.

Vestover means westward or toward the west.

It is a directional adverb. It tells you which way something goes, faces, or points.

Compare:

• vest = west
• vestover = westward / toward the west

In this sentence, vestover describes the direction in which the sign points.

Because in Norwegian, these directional adverbs are normally written as one word.

Examples:

• nordover = northward
• sørover = southward
• østover = eastward
• vestover = westward

This is very common and natural in Norwegian.

Yes, absolutely.

• Skiltet peker vestover = The sign points westward.
• Skiltet peker mot vest = The sign points toward the west.

Both are natural. Vestover is a compact directional word, while mot vest is a little more explicit. In many contexts, the meaning is basically the same.

Because Norwegian usually marks definiteness by adding an ending to the noun.

So instead of a separate word like English the sign, Norwegian often says:

• skiltet

That already includes the meaning of the.

A separate definite word can appear when there is an adjective:

• det store skiltet = the big sign

Here you get both det and the ending -et.

This is the normal Norwegian main-clause pattern:

subject + verb + adverbial

So:

• Skiltet = subject
• peker = verb
• vestover = direction/adverbial

This is a very standard sentence pattern in Norwegian.

Yes. In English, both can work depending on context.

Norwegian present tense often covers both:

• The sign points west
• The sign is pointing west

In a simple sentence like this, English usually prefers The sign points west, but the Norwegian peker itself does not force only one of those English options.