Gamasjene tørker i tørkerommet.

Because -ne is the usual definite plural ending in Bokmål.

So:

• en gamasje = indefinite singular
• gamasjen = definite singular
• gamasjer = indefinite plural
• gamasjene = definite plural

In this sentence, gamasjene means the gaiters / the leggings / the spats depending on context.

Gamasje is a real Norwegian noun, but it is not an everyday word for many learners. It usually refers to gaiters, spats, or a protective covering worn over shoes or lower legs.

The sentence is grammatically ordinary even if the noun itself is a bit specialized.

Here tørker is the present tense of å tørke.

In this sentence it means something like:

• dry
• are drying
• are getting dry

The exact English wording depends on how naturally you would say it in English, but the Norwegian form is just one present-tense verb: tørker.

Because Norwegian often uses the simple present where English uses either:

• simple present: dry
• present progressive: are drying

So Gamasjene tørker can naturally correspond to The gaiters dry or, more idiomatically in many contexts, The gaiters are drying.

Norwegian does have ways to emphasize an ongoing action, but in a basic sentence like this, the plain present tense is normal.

Because Norwegian verbs do not change according to person or number the way English sometimes does.

For example:

• Jeg tørker = I dry / am drying
• Du tørker = you dry / are drying
• Gamasjene tørker = the gaiters dry / are drying

So the verb form tørker stays the same.

Here it is intransitive.

That means the subject is undergoing the drying:

• Gamasjene tørker = the gaiters are drying

Compare that with a transitive use:

• Jeg tørker gamasjene = I dry the gaiters / I am drying the gaiters

So the same verb can be used both ways, depending on whether something is drying by itself or someone is drying it.

Because Norwegian normally writes compound nouns as a single word.

So:

• tørke
  • rom = tørkerom

This is very typical in Norwegian. English often uses two words where Norwegian uses one.

A learner should get used to this pattern, because it appears everywhere.

It breaks down like this:

• tørke = dry / drying
• rom = room
• -et = definite singular ending for a neuter noun

So:

• et tørkerom = an indefinite drying room
• tørkerommet = the drying room

The definite ending attaches to the whole compound, not just the last idea in English terms.

Because i is the normal preposition for being in an enclosed space or room.

Here it shows location:

• i tørkerommet = in the drying room

That is different from movement into a place. If you wanted to stress movement, Norwegian might use something like inn i tørkerommet.

But in this sentence, the idea is simply where the gaiters are drying, so i is the natural choice.

Yes. If you move that part to the front, Norwegian keeps the verb in second position.

So you could say:

• I tørkerommet tørker gamasjene.

That is a very useful Norwegian rule: the finite verb usually comes second in main clauses.

So:

• Gamasjene tørker i tørkerommet.
• I tørkerommet tørker gamasjene.

Both are grammatical, but the emphasis is slightly different.

A few things may feel unfamiliar to an English speaker:

• ø in tørkerommet is a Norwegian vowel that does not have a perfect English match. A rough starting point is the vowel in some pronunciations of bird, but with rounded lips.
• sj in gamasjene sounds like English sh.
• The endings -e, -ene, and -et are often pronounced lightly.

A rough learner-friendly approximation might be:

• gamasjene ≈ ga-MAH-she-ne
• tørkerommet ≈ TUR-ke-rom-me but with Norwegian ø, not English u

It is best to listen to native audio if possible, especially for ø.