Kjøttet serveres rått.

Kjøttet is the definite singular form of kjøtt.

• kjøtt = meat
• kjøttet = the meat

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

Since kjøtt is a neuter noun, its definite singular ending is -et, giving kjøttet.

Kjøtt is a neuter noun.

That matters because neuter nouns affect:

• the definite form: kjøtt → kjøttet
• the form of adjectives used with them: rå → rått

So both kjøttet and rått reflect the fact that the noun is neuter singular.

The -s marks the passive voice here.

So serveres means something like:

• is served
• gets served
• is being served (depending on context)

This is a very common way to form the passive in Norwegian, especially in neutral, factual, or formal statements.

Compare:

• De serverer kjøttet rått = They serve the meat raw
• Kjøttet serveres rått = The meat is served raw

Yes. That is also correct.

There are two common passive constructions in Norwegian:

• s-passive: Kjøttet serveres rått
• bli-passive: Kjøttet blir servert rått

Both are natural, but they can feel slightly different:

• serveres often sounds a bit more general, factual, or formal
• blir servert can sound a bit more like an event or process

In a menu, instruction, or general description, serveres is especially common.

Because rått agrees with the neuter singular noun kjøttet.

The adjective rå changes depending on what it describes:

• en rå fisk (common gender singular)
• et rått egg (neuter singular)
• rå grønnsaker (plural / general plural form)

Since kjøttet is neuter singular, the correct form is rått.

It is best understood as an adjective, not an adverb.

It describes the state of the meat: the meat is served raw.
So rått is a predicative adjective agreeing with kjøttet.

A good clue is that it changes form to match the noun:

• neuter singular noun → rått

If it were just an adverb, you would not expect that kind of agreement.

Because the passive meaning is already built into serveres.

In English, you need:

• is served

In Norwegian, one option is simply:

• serveres

So the finite verb already carries the idea of is served, and no extra is is needed.

The structure is:

• Kjøttet = subject
• serveres = finite verb
• rått = predicative complement

So the sentence follows normal Norwegian main-clause word order, where the finite verb comes in the second position:

Kjøttet | serveres | rått

This is very standard Norwegian syntax.

Because the base noun is already kjøtt, which ends in tt, and then the definite ending -et is added:

• kjøtt
  • -et → kjøttet

So the spelling keeps the original tt from the noun.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• kjøttet ≈ SHUT-eh or HYUT-eh depending on how closely you try to imitate Norwegian sounds
• serveres ≈ ser-VEH-res
• rått ≈ roht

A few important points:

• kj in kjøttet is a soft sound that does not really exist in standard English
• ø is also a vowel English does not really have
• rått has a short vowel followed by a strong tt

If you want, the whole sentence can be approximated very roughly as:

SHUT-eh ser-VEH-res roht

But that is only an approximation.

Yes, very natural.

It sounds like something you might see:

• on a menu
• in a recipe
• in a food description
• in a formal or neutral explanation

The s-passive in serveres is especially common in those kinds of contexts, so the sentence sounds concise and idiomatic.