Vi må demontere bordet.

• Vi = we
• må = must / have to
• demontere = disassemble / take apart
• bordet = the table

So the structure is very direct: subject + modal verb + main verb + object.

Because bordet is the definite form: the table.

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

• et bord = a table
• bordet = the table

This is very common in Norwegian. Instead of putting a separate word like English the before the noun, Norwegian often attaches it to the noun itself.

Because må is a modal verb, and after modal verbs in Norwegian, the next verb usually appears in the bare infinitive without å.

So:

• Vi må demontere bordet. = correct
• Vi må å demontere bordet. = incorrect

This is similar to English:

• We must disassemble the table not
• We must to disassemble the table

Other common modal verbs that work the same way are:

• kan = can
• skal = shall / will / am going to
• vil = will / want to
• bør = should

Må usually expresses necessity: must, have to, or need to depending on context.

In this sentence, it means that disassembling the table is necessary.

A few examples:

• Jeg må gå. = I must / have to leave.
• Vi må vente. = We must / have to wait.

So må is not about desire; it is about obligation, need, or necessity.

Yes, demontere is a normal and useful verb, especially when talking about furniture, machines, or anything that is assembled from parts.

It is fairly formal/standard and is very natural here.

You might also hear more everyday alternatives depending on context, such as:

• ta fra hverandre = take apart
• skru fra hverandre = unscrew / take apart by unscrewing

But for something like a table, demontere bordet is perfectly good Norwegian.

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

Subject + finite verb + infinitive/main verb + object

So:

• Vi = subject
• må = finite verb
• demontere = main verb in infinitive form
• bordet = object

Norwegian is generally a V2 language, which means the finite verb often comes in the second position in main clauses. In this sentence, the subject comes first, so the verb må comes second.

A simple pronunciation guide:

• må sounds roughly like moh with a long vowel, but with the Norwegian å sound, similar to the vowel in British English more for many speakers.
• bordet is roughly BOOR-deh or BOOR-de, depending on accent.

A few useful points:

• å is a separate letter in Norwegian.
• The ending -et in bordet is usually not pronounced like English et in pet. It is softer, more like -e or -eh in many accents.

Exact pronunciation varies by dialect, but those approximations will help.

Yes, vi means we.

It includes the speaker and at least one other person, just like English we.

So in Vi må demontere bordet, the speaker is included among the people who need to disassemble the table.

In this sentence, bordet most naturally means the table.

The noun bord usually means table. In some contexts it can have other meanings, but for learners, table is the main one to remember.

So unless the context strongly suggests something unusual, bordet here should be understood as the table.

A common way to express this idea in the past is:

• Vi måtte demontere bordet. = We had to disassemble the table.

Here, må changes to måtte, which is the past form.

So:

• Vi må demontere bordet. = present
• Vi måtte demontere bordet. = past

No, the correct infinitive is demontere, not demontere.

So the correct sentence is:

• Vi må demontere bordet.

This verb belongs to a group of verbs that often end in -ere, many of them borrowed from international vocabulary, for example:

• reparere = repair
• montere = assemble / mount
• studere = study

So it is useful to learn demontere as a full vocabulary item.