Den avdøde mannen bodde her.

Yes, and that is normal in Norwegian. This is called double definiteness.

When a noun is definite and has an adjective before it, Norwegian usually marks definiteness twice:

• den
  • adjective + noun with definite ending

So:

• mannen = the man
• den avdøde mannen = the deceased man

You usually cannot just say avdøde mannen in standard Bokmål. The den is normally needed when an adjective comes before a definite noun.

Because mann is a common gender singular noun in Norwegian.

The definite article used before an adjective depends on gender and number:

• den for common gender singular
• det for neuter singular
• de for plural

Examples:

• den gamle mannen = the old man
• det gamle huset = the old house
• de gamle husene = the old houses

Since mann is common gender singular, den is the correct form.

Because the noun is definite: it refers to a specific man, not just any man.

Compare:

• en mann = a man
• mannen = the man

In this sentence, the speaker means a particular person, so the noun takes the definite ending -en.

With an adjective, standard Bokmål usually keeps that definite ending:

• den avdøde mannen not normally
• den avdøde mann

Because adjectives usually take the -e form when they are used before a definite noun.

Compare:

• en avdød mann = a deceased man
• den avdøde mannen = the deceased man

That -e form is very common in definite noun phrases:

• den store bilen
• det store huset
• de store bilene

So in this sentence, avdøde is the expected form before the definite noun mannen.

In this sentence, it functions as an adjective, describing mannen.

Historically, it is related to the verb å avdø, but for learners it is easiest to treat avdød / avdøde as an adjective meaning deceased.

Forms you may see:

• avdød before an indefinite singular noun
• avdøde before a definite noun or in plural

For example:

• en avdød person
• den avdøde mannen
• de avdøde

Yes, but there is a slight difference in tone.

• den døde mannen = the dead man
• den avdøde mannen = the deceased man

Avdød often sounds a bit more formal, respectful, or official. It is common in writing about someone who has died.

Død is more direct and everyday. It is not necessarily wrong, but avdød can sound more natural in formal or neutral contexts when referring to a person.

Bodde is the past tense of å bo, which means to live / reside.

Main forms:

• å bo = to live
• bor = lives / is living
• bodde = lived

So the sentence is talking about where the man lived in the past.

Examples:

• Han bor her. = He lives here.
• Han bodde her. = He lived here.

It can often mean either, depending on context.

In English, He lived here can mean:

• he resided here at some point in the past
• he used to live here

Norwegian bodde works similarly. The exact nuance comes from the situation, not from the verb form alone.

Because the man is described as deceased, English will often naturally interpret it as used to live here, but the Norwegian form itself is simply the past tense.

Because that is the most neutral word order in this sentence.

The basic order here is:

• subject: Den avdøde mannen
• verb: bodde
• adverb of place: her

So:

• Den avdøde mannen bodde her.

That is a normal and natural Norwegian sentence.

You can also move her to the front for emphasis:

• Her bodde den avdøde mannen.

That sounds more like It was here that the deceased man lived or Here lived the deceased man.

Yes. It follows the normal pattern for a main clause.

Norwegian is a V2 language, which means the finite verb is usually in the second position in main clauses.

In this sentence, the first element is the subject:

• Den avdøde mannen | bodde | her

If you move another element to the front, the verb still stays second:

• Her | bodde | den avdøde mannen

So the sentence is completely regular in its word order.

Yes, sometimes adjectives can stand on their own when the noun is understood from context.

For example:

• Den avdøde bodde her.

That would mean The deceased person lived here.

This is possible, but it is more context-dependent. In your sentence, mannen is included to make it explicit that the person is a man.

Yes, this is standard Bokmål.

A Nynorsk equivalent might look different, for example:

• Den avdøde mannen budde her.

The main difference there is budde instead of bodde for the past tense of bu / bo.

So if you are learning Bokmål, Den avdøde mannen bodde her. is perfectly standard.