Vi besøker klubben.

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

• en klubb = a club
• klubben = the club

For most masculine nouns, the definite singular ending is -en. So:

• klubb
  • -en = klubben

Using den is possible in some cases, but usually only when there is an adjective:

• klubben = the club
• den store klubben = the big club

Besøker is the present tense of the verb å besøke = to visit.

So the forms are:

• å besøke = to visit
• besøker = visit / am visiting / are visiting / is visiting

In this sentence, Vi besøker klubben, it means we visit the club or we are visiting the club, depending on context.

No. In Norwegian, the verb does not change according to the subject the way it does in English.

For example:

• jeg besøker = I visit
• du besøker = you visit
• vi besøker = we visit
• de besøker = they visit

So besøker stays the same.

Yes. The Norwegian present tense often covers both the English simple present and present continuous.

So Vi besøker klubben can mean:

• We visit the club
• We are visiting the club

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

This is the normal Norwegian main-clause word order:

subject + verb + object

So:

• Vi = subject
• besøker = verb
• klubben = object

This is very similar to standard English word order in a basic statement.

The dictionary forms are:

• vi = we
• å besøke = to visit
• en klubb = a club

So when looking words up, you would search for besøke and klubb, not besøker or klubben.

Klubb is usually a masculine noun in Norwegian:

• en klubb = a club
• klubben = the club

Yes, it matters because the noun gender affects the article and the definite ending.

For a masculine noun, the normal pattern is:

• indefinite singular: en
• definite singular: -en

That is why you get klubben.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• besøker sounds roughly like beh-SUR-ker
• klubben sounds roughly like KLOOB-ben

A few important points:

• ø does not exist in English. It is somewhat like the vowel in French deux or German schön, if you know those.
• The u in klubb is not the same as English u in club. It is shorter and more rounded.

If you want to sound natural, the hardest part is usually the ø in besøker.

Mostly yes. Å besøke can be used for visiting places or people.

Examples:

• Vi besøker klubben = We visit the club
• Vi besøker bestemor = We visit grandma

So its usage is quite close to English visit.

Yes, but the basic sentence Vi besøker klubben is the most neutral.

You can move something to the front for emphasis, but then Norwegian still keeps the verb in second position:

• Klubben besøker vi = It is the club that we are visiting / The club, we visit it

That sounds more marked or contrastive. For a simple statement, Vi besøker klubben is the normal choice.

Because Norwegian often puts the idea of the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

So English says:

• the club

But Norwegian says:

• klubben

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