Møtet var vellykket.

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

So -et here is not a random ending; it marks the noun as definite.

Møte is a neuter noun in Bokmål.

That means its basic forms are:

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

Yes, it matters, because the indefinite article is et, not en, and the definite singular ending is also the neuter one.

Var is the past tense of å være = to be.

So:

• er = is / am / are
• var = was / were

In this sentence, var shows that the statement is about the past.

Compare:

• Møtet er vellykket. = the meeting is successful
• Møtet var vellykket. = the meeting was successful

Here, vellykket is used as an adjective, describing the meeting.

It comes historically from a participle, but for learners the most useful thing is to treat it as an adjective meaning successful.

In this sentence, it comes after var, just like English adjectives after was:

• The meeting was successful
• Møtet var vellykket

Because vellykket is an adjective, not a noun.

The sentence means:

• The meeting was successful

not

• The meeting was a success

If you wanted the noun version, Norwegian would use a noun phrase:

• Møtet var en suksess. = The meeting was a success.

So var vellykket is an adjective pattern, while var en suksess is a noun pattern.

Not in a way you can see here.

Vellykket is one of those adjective forms that looks the same in singular use, including with neuter nouns. So:

• en vellykket plan
• et vellykket møte

And after være, you also get:

• Planen var vellykket.
• Møtet var vellykket.

But in the plural, you will often see:

• Møtene var vellykkede. = The meetings were successful.

So the sentence form is correct, and you do not need to add anything extra to vellykket here.

Yes, in this simple sentence it is very similar:

• Møtet = subject
• var = verb
• vellykket = subject complement / adjective

So it follows the basic pattern:

Subject + verb + adjective

However, Norwegian main clauses also follow the V2 rule: the finite verb usually comes in the second position.

For example:

• I går var møtet vellykket. = Yesterday, the meeting was successful.

Even when another element comes first, var still stays in second position.

The main thing English speakers notice is the vowel ø.

A rough guide:

• mø- has a vowel somewhat like the vowel in British English bird, but with rounded lips
• -tet is pronounced with a clear t and a short final e sound

So møtet is roughly like MUR-teh, but that is only approximate.

The exact ø sound does not exist in standard English, so it usually takes practice.

A few useful points:

• the y sound in Norwegian has no exact English equivalent
• it is made a bit like ee, but with rounded lips
• the double kk shows that the preceding vowel is short

A rough learner-friendly approximation might be something like VEL-lik-ket, but that is not exact.

If you want to sound more natural, pay special attention to the y in the middle.

You can change the verb tense and the noun form:

Present tense

• Møtet er vellykket. = The meeting is successful.

Plural

• Møtene var vellykkede. = The meetings were successful.

So this sentence is a good model you can reuse:

• singular past: Møtet var vellykket
• singular present: Møtet er vellykket
• plural past: Møtene var vellykkede

Yes. Norwegian has several ways to express a similar idea, depending on style.

Common alternatives include:

• Møtet var en suksess. = The meeting was a success.
• Møtet gikk bra. = The meeting went well.

But Møtet var vellykket is a very natural and correct way to say that the meeting was successful.