Utekatten får ormekuren.

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

• ute = outside / outdoors
• katt = cat
• utekatt = outdoor cat, outside cat

Then -en is added to make it definite:

• en utekatt = an outdoor cat
• utekatten = the outdoor cat

So utekatten is one word because it is a compound noun in definite form.

The ending -en is the definite article for many masculine nouns in Norwegian.

With katt:

• en katt = a cat
• katten = the cat

With the compound utekatt:

• en utekatt = an outdoor cat
• utekatten = the outdoor cat

So Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.

Here, får means gets, receives, or is given.

It is the present tense of å få, which is a very common verb. Depending on context, å få can mean different things, such as:

• get / receive
• be allowed to
• manage to

In this sentence, the natural meaning is gets / is given:

• Utekatten får ormekuren.
• The outdoor cat gets the deworming treatment.

It does not mean is allowed to here.

It is also a compound noun plus a definite ending.

• orm = worm
• kur = cure / treatment
• ormekur = worm treatment, deworming treatment
• ormekuren = the worm treatment / the deworming treatment

The -e- in ormekur is a linking element that often appears in Norwegian compounds. You do not need to translate it separately.

Because Norwegian often marks definiteness with an ending on the noun itself.

So instead of saying:

• the treatment

Norwegian often says:

• kuren = the treatment

And instead of:

• the deworming treatment

Norwegian says:

• ormekuren

That means the noun already includes the idea of the, so no extra article is needed here.

This is the normal word order for a simple Norwegian statement:

• subject + verb + object

So:

• Utekatten = subject
• får = verb
• ormekuren = object

This is very similar to English:

• The outdoor cat gets the deworming treatment.

Also, Norwegian main clauses normally follow the verb-second rule, and this sentence fits that pattern naturally.

Yes. Utekatten usually suggests an outdoor cat or the cat that lives/spends time outside, not just any cat that happens to be outside at the moment.

Compare:

• utekatten = the outdoor cat / the outside cat
• katten ute = the cat outside

So the compound noun often describes a type or role, while the phrase with ute after the noun can describe location more directly.

No, not by itself.

Får simply means that the cat gets or is given the treatment. It does not say whether:

• the cat wants it
• someone gives it by hand
• it is in food
• the cat likes it or resists it

That extra meaning would have to come from context.

If you want to say An outdoor cat gets a deworming treatment, you would use the indefinite forms:

• En utekatt får en ormekur.

Compare:

• Utekatten får ormekuren. = The outdoor cat gets the deworming treatment.
• En utekatt får en ormekur. = An outdoor cat gets a deworming treatment.

This is a useful way to see how Norwegian marks definiteness.

The most important thing is that å is a separate vowel in Norwegian, not the same as a.

In får, the vowel is a long å sound. English speakers often find it somewhat similar to the vowel in more or bore in some accents, though not exactly the same.

A rough guide:

• får sounds approximately like fohr

Also notice:

• å få = to get
• får = gets / get

So if you see å, treat it as its own vowel, not just a decorative letter.