Han viser førerkortet.

Because viser is the present tense form of the verb å vise (to show).

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

In Norwegian, verbs do not change depending on the subject the way they do in English.

So you get:

• jeg viser = I show
• du viser = you show
• han viser = he shows
• vi viser = we show

The verb form stays the same.

Han means he.

It is the third-person singular masculine subject pronoun:

• han = he
• hun = she
• det = it
• de = they

In this sentence, han is the subject, so it is the person doing the action.

Norwegian often forms compound nouns by writing them as one word.

So:

• fører = driver
• kort = card

Together:

• førerkort = driver’s license / driving licence

This is very common in Norwegian. English often uses separate words where Norwegian uses one compound word.

The ending -et marks the noun as definite: the driver’s license.

The basic noun is:

• et førerkort = a driver’s license

The definite form is:

• førerkortet = the driver’s license

This happens because førerkort is a neuter noun.

A quick pattern:

• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

So:

• et førerkort
• førerkortet

It is built into the noun førerkortet.

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word before it.

Compare:

• English: the driver’s license
• Norwegian: førerkortet

This is one of the biggest differences from English noun structure.

You would say:

• et førerkort

So the contrast is:

• et førerkort = a driver’s license
• førerkortet = the driver’s license

Because the noun is neuter, the indefinite article is et.

Førerkort is a neuter noun.

That matters because noun gender affects:

• the indefinite article
• the definite ending
• sometimes other words connected to the noun

For this noun:

• et førerkort = a driver’s license
• førerkortet = the driver’s license

If it were a common-gender noun, you would usually see en and -en instead.

Yes. This is the standard subject–verb–object order:

• Han = subject
• viser = verb
• førerkortet = object

So the sentence structure is very straightforward.

Norwegian main clauses also follow the verb-second rule, which means the finite verb normally comes in the second position. In this simple sentence, that gives you the normal-looking order:

• Han viser førerkortet.

If you move something else to the front, the verb still stays second:

• Nå viser han førerkortet. = Now he shows the driver’s license.

Yes. Norwegian present tense often covers both ideas.

So han viser førerkortet can mean:

• he shows the driver’s license
• he is showing the driver’s license

Usually the context tells you which is more natural in English.

Not by itself.

Førerkortet only means the driver’s license. It does not explicitly say whose license it is.

Depending on context, it might be understood as his, but the sentence itself does not state that.

If you want to say his driver’s license clearly, you could say:

• førerkortet hans

A rough English-friendly guide:

• viser ≈ VEE-ser
• førerkortet ≈ something like FUR-er-kor-te

A few important notes:

• The v in viser is like English v
• The i in viser is a long ee sound
• The ø in fører- does not exist in normal English; it is a rounded vowel somewhat like saying uh while rounding your lips
• The r is pronounced more clearly than in many English accents

The exact pronunciation varies a bit by dialect, but those approximations are enough to get started.

Yes, very easily.

It could describe a situation like:

• showing ID to the police
• presenting a driver’s license at a checkpoint
• showing it when renting a car
• proving you are allowed to drive

So it is a completely natural everyday-type sentence.