Vi demonterer sengen og skrur bordet fra hverandre.

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.

• en seng = a bed

• sengen = the bed

• et bord = a table
• bordet = the table

So:

• Vi demonterer sengen = We dismantle the bed
• ... og skrur bordet fra hverandre = ... and take the table apart

This is very normal in Norwegian. English uses a separate word (the), but Norwegian often adds the definiteness directly to the noun.

That depends on the grammatical gender of the noun.

• seng is usually a common gender noun: en seng
  • definite form: sengen
• bord is a neuter noun: et bord
  • definite form: bordet

So the endings reflect noun gender:

• common gender: often -en
• neuter: often -et

This is something English speakers have to get used to, since English does not mark noun gender this way.

Norwegian often uses the present tense in places where English might also use the present, but it can sometimes cover situations where English prefers are dismantling or will dismantle, depending on context.

Here:

• Vi demonterer sengen = We dismantle the bed / We are dismantling the bed
• skrur bordet fra hverandre = take the table apart / are taking the table apart

Without more context, the Norwegian present tense is neutral. It does not automatically mean only a habitual action.

Demonterer means dismantle, disassemble, or take apart.

It is a perfectly good word, but it sounds a bit more formal or technical than some everyday alternatives. In casual speech, Norwegians might also say:

• ta sengen fra hverandre = take the bed apart
• plukke fra hverandre = take apart, often piece by piece

So demonterer is correct and natural, but slightly more formal than the most everyday option.

This is a very useful expression.

• å skru = to screw, to turn, or to unscrew/screw
• fra hverandre = apart

So skru bordet fra hverandre means something like:

• unscrew the table and take it apart
• disassemble the table by undoing the screws

It suggests that the table is being taken apart by working on its screws or screw-fastened parts, not just smashing it apart or lifting it apart.

Because skru ... fra hverandre works a bit like a separable expression.

The object often comes between the verb and the rest of the expression:

• Vi skrur bordet fra hverandre.

This is very natural word order in Norwegian.

A useful way to think about it is:

• skru fra hverandre = unscrew/take apart
• but when there is an object, it often goes in the middle:
  • skru bordet fra hverandre

This can feel a bit like English phrasal verbs, although the grammar is not exactly the same.

It is much less natural in ordinary neutral Norwegian.

The usual and most natural order is:

• Vi skrur bordet fra hverandre.

Putting fra hverandre before the noun can sound marked, awkward, or poetic depending on context. For a learner, the safest choice is definitely:

• verb + object + fra hverandre

The sentence uses two different but related ways of expressing taking something apart.

• demonterer sengen focuses on the general action: dismantle the bed
• skrur bordet fra hverandre gives a more specific image: take the table apart by unscrewing it

So the second half is a bit more concrete. It suggests the method.

You could make the style more parallel in a few ways:

• Vi demonterer sengen og bordet.
• Vi tar sengen og bordet fra hverandre.
• Vi demonterer sengen og demonterer bordet.

But the original sentence is still fine.

They are close, but not identical.

• ta noe fra hverandre = take something apart
  • general, everyday, broad meaning
• skru noe fra hverandre = unscrew something / take something apart by undoing screws
  • more specific

So if the table is assembled with screws, skru bordet fra hverandre is a very natural choice.

Usually no, not with the same meaning.

• skru av often means switch off or unscrew/remove
• skru fra hverandre means take apart into separate pieces

Examples:

• skru av lyset = turn off the light
• skru av lokket = unscrew the lid
• skru bordet fra hverandre = take the table apart

So fra hverandre is the right expression when the whole object is being disassembled.

Yes, it is understandable and basically natural.

A native speaker might also choose slightly more everyday wording, such as:

• Vi tar sengen fra hverandre og skrur bordet fra hverandre.
• Vi demonterer sengen og demonterer bordet.
• Vi tar fra hverandre sengen og bordet.

But the original sentence sounds fine, especially if the speaker wants a bit of variation and wants to suggest that the table is being taken apart by undoing screws.

A rough pronunciation guide for an English speaker:

• demonterer ≈ deh-mon-TEH-rer
• fra hverandre ≈ fra VAIR-an-dreh

A few helpful notes:

• The r in Norwegian is not like a strong American English r.
• hverandre is one word, and learners often find it tricky at first.
• In natural speech, the rhythm matters a lot more than saying every letter very clearly.

If you want to sound natural, it helps to learn the whole chunk:

• skru bordet fra hverandre

as one unit, rather than word by word.

Yes, that is a very good idea.

fra hverandre is used in many common expressions meaning apart or into pieces/separate parts:

• ta fra hverandre = take apart
• skru fra hverandre = unscrew/take apart
• rive fra hverandre = tear apart

If you memorize it as a chunk, you will understand and use Norwegian more naturally.