Vi kan ikke forme deigemnet, enn si lage snittet.

Here enn si means let alone or much less.

It links two things and says that if the first one is not possible, the second one is even less possible.

So the logic is:

• We can’t shape the dough piece
• let alone make the slash/score

A very similar Norwegian pattern is:

• Han kan ikke lese, enn si skrive.
  • He can’t read, let alone write.

One important note: enn si can also mean something else in other contexts, like an exclamation meaning imagine! or just think! But in your sentence it clearly means let alone.

Because after enn si, Norwegian often uses a bare infinitive.

So:

• forme deigemnet, enn si lage snittet

is natural.

This is similar to English, where we also say:

• can’t shape the dough, let alone make the cut

  not

• let alone to make the cut

So the lack of å is normal here. It is part of how enn si is used in this kind of structure.

This is normal word order in a Norwegian main clause.

In main clauses, the finite verb usually comes early, and ikke normally comes after the finite verb:

• Vi kan ikke forme deigemnet.

Compare:

• Han kommer ikke.
• Jeg forstår ikke.

So kan ikke is exactly what you would expect.

If this were a subordinate clause, the word order would be different:

• ... fordi vi ikke kan forme deigemnet.

That difference is a very common Norwegian pattern.

Deigemnet is the definite singular form of deigemne.

It is a compound noun:

• deig = dough
• emne = a piece/workpiece/blank/base item to be worked on

In baking, deigemne means something like:

• a dough piece
• a dough blank
• a shaped or semi-shaped dough unit

So deigemnet means the dough piece or the piece of dough being worked on.

This is a more technical or craft-specific word than just deig.

Because the sentence is talking about a specific cut/score that both speaker and listener understand from the context.

• snittet = the cut / the score
• et snitt = a cut / a score

In baking, this usually means the slash or score made in the dough before baking.

So:

• lage snittet = make the score/slash

If you said lage et snitt, that would sound less specific, as if you were introducing the idea of a cut rather than referring to the expected one.

Yes. Forme is a very natural verb in baking for shaping dough.

So:

• forme deigemnet = shape the dough piece

This is a standard use of forme. It does not sound strange or overly literal.

Depending on context, bakers might also use other verbs, but forme is completely normal and idiomatic here.

The comma is natural here because enn si introduces a kind of added contrast, and the pause helps readability:

• Vi kan ikke forme deigemnet, enn si lage snittet.

In practice, many writers do use a comma before enn si in this type of sentence.

The main thing for a learner is:

• the comma matches the pause in speech
• it helps separate the first statement from the stronger follow-up

So even if punctuation can vary a little by style, the comma here looks normal.

Not directly. They are related in meaning, but they are not used in the same way.

• ikke engang = not even
• enn si = let alone

So:

• Vi kan ikke engang forme deigemnet.
  • We can’t even shape the dough piece.

But:

• Vi kan ikke forme deigemnet, enn si lage snittet.
  • We can’t shape the dough piece, let alone make the score.

You can sometimes use both ideas in the same general context, but enn si is the better match for English let alone.

No, it is not the only possible way, but it is understandable and natural.

In baking, people may use different verbs depending on style and terminology, for example verbs meaning:

• make the score
• cut the score
• score the dough

But lage snittet works well because it focuses on carrying out that step in the process.

So a learner should understand this as good, idiomatic Norwegian in a baking context, even if other wordings are also possible.

Mostly yes:

• Vi = we
• kan ikke = cannot / can’t
• forme = shape
• deigemnet = the dough piece
• enn si = let alone
• lage snittet = make the score/slash

So the structure is quite close to English.

The main thing that is not fully literal is enn si, because you should learn it as a fixed idiomatic expression meaning let alone, rather than trying to interpret enn and si separately in this sentence.