Tallrekken viser løsningsordet.

Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

• tallrekke = tall
  • rekke
• løsningsord = løsning
  • ord

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often writes similar ideas as two words, such as number sequence or solution word, but Norwegian usually combines them into one noun.

Tallrekken is the definite singular form of tallrekke.

Breakdown:

• tall = number
• rekke = row, series, sequence

So tallrekke means something like number sequence or series of numbers.

The ending -en makes it definite, so tallrekken means the number sequence.

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of standing alone in front of it.

So:

• tallrekke = a number sequence
• tallrekken = the number sequence

And:

• løsningsord = a solution word / answer word
• løsningsordet = the solution word / the answer word

This is one of the big differences from English.

Because løsningsord is a neuter noun.

In Norwegian, the gender of a compound noun is determined by the last part of the compound. Here, the last part is ord, and ord is neuter.

So:

• et ord = a word
• ordet = the word

That is why:

• et løsningsord
• løsningsordet

By contrast, tallrekken takes -en because rekke is not neuter.

That s is a linking s used in compounds. It connects the two parts of the word:

• løsning
  • ord → løsningsord

It does not mean possession here. It is just part of how many Norwegian compound words are formed.

You cannot always predict perfectly when this linking s appears, so it is often something learners simply get used to through exposure.

Viser is the present tense of vise, which means to show.

So:

• å vise = to show
• viser = shows / is showing

In this sentence, viser means shows.

Also, Norwegian often uses the simple present where English might sometimes use either shows or is showing, depending on context.

The sentence follows the basic Norwegian pattern:

subject + verb + object

• Tallrekken = subject
• viser = verb
• løsningsordet = object

So the structure is very similar to English:

The number sequence shows the solution word.

This is a straightforward main-clause word order.

Yes, in Bokmål you may also see tallrekka.

That is because rekke is often treated as a feminine noun, and many feminine nouns in Bokmål can appear in two styles:

• en tallrekke → tallrekken
• ei tallrekke → tallrekka

Both are possible in Bokmål, depending on style and preference. The sentence you were given uses tallrekken.

Yes, very often.

Løsningsord commonly appears in exercises, quizzes, crosswords, and puzzle books. It refers to the final word you get after solving clues or using letters/numbers correctly.

So in context, the sentence sounds like the kind of instruction or explanation you might see in a puzzle activity.

A rough pronunciation guide for an English speaker could be:

TAHL-rek-en VEE-ser LURN-ing-sor-deh

A few notes:

• tt in tall is pronounced as a normal t
• kj does not appear here, so there is nothing unusually difficult of that kind
• ø in løsningsordet is a rounded vowel that English does not really have
• the r is pronounced, but exactly how it sounds depends on dialect

A more careful breakdown:

• Tallrekken
• viser
• løsningsordet

If you want to sound natural, it is often best to listen to native audio, because Norwegian pronunciation varies a lot by dialect.