Gangavviket måles, og trykktesten dokumenteres.

The -s ending marks the passive voice here.

• måles = is measured
• dokumenteres = is documented

So instead of saying who does the action, the sentence focuses on what happens to the thing being discussed.

This -s passive is very common in Norwegian, especially in:

• formal writing
• technical language
• instructions
• reports

Yes. It is present tense passive.

• måles = is measured
• dokumenteres = is documented

So grammatically it is present tense, even though in English we usually need extra words like is to express the passive.

Yes. A very common alternative is the bli-passive:

• Gangavviket blir målt, og trykktesten blir dokumentert.

That also means The gait deviation is measured, and the pressure test is documented.

Very roughly:

• -s passive often sounds more formal, concise, or impersonal
• bli + past participle can sound a bit more explicit or natural in some contexts

In technical writing, the -s passive is especially common.

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.

So:

• gang + avvik + et → gangavviket
• trykk + test + en → trykktesten

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often writes similar ideas as separate words, but Norwegian prefers one combined word.

Those are definite endings, and they depend on the noun’s grammatical gender.

• et avvik → avviket
• en test → testen

So:

• gangavviket is based on avvik, which is a neuter noun
• trykktesten is based on test, which is a common-gender noun

That is why the endings are different:

• neuter definite singular: -et
• common gender definite singular: -en

Because Norwegian often uses the definite form when talking about a specific item, measurement, or procedure already understood in context.

So gangavviket is not just a gait deviation in general, but the gait deviation being assessed. Likewise, trykktesten means the pressure test being referred to in that context.

In technical and medical writing, this is very common. The text often assumes the reader knows which parameter or test is under discussion.

Because the sentence contains two main clauses, each with its own finite verb:

1. Gangavviket måles
2. og trykktesten dokumenteres

In Norwegian, a comma is normally used between coordinated main clauses, even with og, when both parts are full clauses.

So the comma is there because each side could stand as a sentence on its own.

Because this is normal main clause word order in Norwegian:

• subject + verb

So:

• trykktesten = subject
• dokumenteres = finite verb

You only get verb-second inversion when something else comes first, for example:

• Deretter dokumenteres trykktesten.

Here deretter comes first, so the verb moves before the subject.

But in your sentence, the second clause begins directly with the subject, so the normal order is used.

The base forms are:

• å måle = to measure
• å dokumentere = to document

In this sentence they appear as passive present forms:

• måle → måles
• dokumentere → dokumenteres

So if you want the active present forms, they would be:

• måler = measures / am measuring / are measuring
• dokumenterer = documents

Yes.

• gang = gait / walking
• avvik = deviation / abnormality

Together, gangavvik means something like gait deviation or walking abnormality, depending on context.

Then the definite ending -et is added:

• gangavvik → gangavviket

Because Norwegian can form the passive directly with the -s ending, without needing a separate verb like English is.

Compare:

• English: is measured

• Norwegian: måles

• English: is documented
• Norwegian: dokumenteres

So English needs an auxiliary verb plus a participle, but Norwegian can often express the same idea in one word.

Yes, definitely. The sentence sounds formal, technical, and impersonal.

That comes from several features:

• the -s passive
• the use of compound nouns
• the lack of a named person doing the action
• the concise style

This is exactly the kind of language you often see in:

• medical documentation
• technical manuals
• scientific writing
• procedural descriptions