Barnet får en belønning.

Because barnet is the definite singular form, meaning the child.

• et barn = a child
• barnet = the child

In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

Since barn is a neuter noun, its definite singular ending is -et:

• barn → barnet

In Norwegian, the idea of the is usually built into the noun itself.

So instead of saying something like the child, Norwegian commonly says:

• barnet

This is very normal in Norwegian:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car
• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

So barnet already includes the meaning of the child.

Får is the present tense of få, which usually means get, receive, or sometimes be given depending on context.

Examples:

• jeg får = I get
• du får = you get
• barnet får = the child gets

Norwegian verbs do not change according to the subject the way English verbs sometimes do. So the same form får is used with I, you, he, she, we, etc.

Because the infinitive form of the verb is få.

Many strong or irregular Norwegian verbs change their vowel in different tenses. So:

• infinitive: få
• present: får
• past: fikk
• past participle: fått

This is something you mostly just learn as part of the verb’s pattern.

Also, å is a separate letter in Norwegian, not just an a with a mark on it.

Because belønning is a common gender noun, not a neuter noun.

In Norwegian, nouns have grammatical gender, and the indefinite article must match the noun:

• en for common gender
• et for neuter

So:

• en belønning = a reward

Even though barnet is a neuter noun, that does not affect belønning. Each noun has its own gender.

Belønning is the direct object of the sentence — it is the thing the child gets.

The structure is:

• Barnet = subject
• får = verb
• en belønning = object

So this is a very standard Norwegian sentence pattern: Subject + Verb + Object

Because the sentence is talking about a reward, not the reward.

Compare:

• Barnet får en belønning. = The child gets a reward.
• Barnet får belønningen. = The child gets the reward.

So the indefinite article en tells you it is not referring to one specific previously identified reward.

No, this is the basic Norwegian word order for a simple main clause:

Subject + Verb + Object

• Barnet = subject
• får = verb
• en belønning = object

This is similar to normal English word order:

• The child gets a reward.

However, Norwegian is a V2 language, which means in many main clauses the verb must come in the second position. In this sentence, that happens naturally because the subject comes first.

Yes. Depending on context, får can often be translated as:

• gets
• receives
• is given

In this sentence, all of these can work depending on style:

• The child gets a reward
• The child receives a reward
• The child is given a reward

Usually gets is the most natural everyday translation.

A rough guide for English speakers:

• barnet ≈ BAR-ne
• får ≈ something like fohr with a rounded vowel
• en ≈ en or weak ən
• belønning ≈ beh-LURN-ning

A few useful notes:

• The r in Norwegian is usually clearly pronounced.
• å is a deep rounded vowel, somewhat like the vowel in British more, though it varies by dialect.
• ø has no exact English equivalent; it is a rounded front vowel. You have to learn it by listening and imitation.

Yes, and that can confuse learners.

The noun barn has these common forms:

• et barn = a child
• barnet = the child
• barn = children
• barna / barnene = the children

So barn can be either:

• singular indefinite: a child
• plural indefinite: children

In your sentence, barnet is clearly singular and definite: the child.

Yes, it is completely natural.

It is a simple, clear sentence that uses:

• a definite subject noun: barnet
• a common everyday verb: får
• an indefinite object: en belønning

It sounds like standard written and spoken Norwegian.