Vi bruker søppelklypen og avfallssekken.

Bruker is the present tense of å bruke, which means to use.

So:

• å bruke = to use
• bruker = use / are using

In this sentence, Vi bruker ... means We use ... or We are using ..., depending on context.

The ending -en is the definite singular ending, so it works like the in English.

• søppelklypen = the litter picker / the trash grabber
• avfallssekken = the waste bag / the garbage bag

Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.

There is no separate word for the because Norwegian usually builds it into the noun itself.

So instead of saying something like:

• the bag

Norwegian often says:

• sekken = the bag

That is why you see:

• søppelklypen = the litter picker
• avfallssekken = the waste bag

Because Norwegian usually forms compound nouns as one word.

So:

• søppel = trash / rubbish
• klype = clip / grabber / picker

Together:

• søppelklype = trash-picker / litter picker

And:

• avfall = waste
• sekk = sack / bag

Together:

• avfallssekk = waste bag / garbage sack

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often writes similar ideas as two words, but Norwegian usually joins them.

They are similar, but not always identical.

• søppel usually means trash, rubbish, garbage
• avfall usually means waste

Very roughly:

• søppel can sound a bit more everyday
• avfall can sound a bit broader or more formal

So:

• søppelklype = a tool for picking up litter/trash
• avfallssekk = a bag for waste/garbage

In many everyday situations, the meanings overlap.

Good question. The noun klype is often treated as a feminine noun, so many learners expect:

• ei klype
• klypa

But in Bokmål, many feminine nouns can also use the common/masculine-style forms:

• en klype
• klypen

So søppelklypen is a valid Bokmål form.

You may also see feminine-style forms in other contexts, depending on dialect, personal preference, or writing style.

Yes. That would also be grammatical, but the meaning changes slightly.

• Vi bruker søppelklypen og avfallssekken = We use the litter picker and the waste bag
  This sounds like specific, known items.

• Vi bruker en søppelklype og en avfallssekk = We use a litter picker and a waste bag
  This sounds more indefinite or introductory.

So the original sentence uses definite forms, while your alternative uses indefinite forms.

The dictionary forms are the indefinite singular forms:

• en/ei søppelklype
• en avfallssekk

The forms in the sentence are the definite singular forms:

• søppelklypen
• avfallssekken

So you can think of them like this:

• søppelklype → søppelklypen
• avfallssekk → avfallssekken

No, this is a very normal subject–verb–object sentence:

• Vi = subject
• bruker = verb
• søppelklypen og avfallssekken = object

So it works much like English:

• We use the litter picker and the waste bag

If you turned it into a yes/no question, the verb would usually come first:

• Bruker vi søppelklypen og avfallssekken? = Do we use the litter picker and the waste bag?

Usually yes, vi means we. But in practice, Norwegian sometimes uses vi in a slightly broader, instructional way, similar to English when a teacher or guide says we use ... while explaining a process.

So depending on context, Vi bruker søppelklypen og avfallssekken could mean:

• We use the litter picker and the waste bag
• or something like The way we do this is by using the litter picker and the waste bag

In other words, it can be literal we, but it can also sound a bit instructional or inclusive.