Styrepanelet viser filteralarmen.

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

styrepanelet = styre + panel + -et

• styre relates to controlling/operating
• panel means panel
• -et is the definite ending for a neuter noun

So styrepanel means control panel, and styrepanelet means the control panel.

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

So:

• et styrepanel = a control panel
• styrepanelet = the control panel

This is very common in Norwegian. English uses a separate word (the), but Norwegian often uses an ending.

Because styrepanel is a neuter noun.

For many neuter nouns:

• et panel = a panel
• panelet = the panel

The same pattern applies to the compound noun:

• et styrepanel = a control panel
• styrepanelet = the control panel

The gender of a compound noun is normally decided by the last part of the compound. Since panel is neuter, styrepanel is also neuter.

viser is the present tense of å vise, which can mean to show, to display, or sometimes to indicate.

So in this sentence, viser means something like:

• shows
• displays
• indicates

Norwegian verbs do not change according to the subject the way English verbs do. So the same present-tense form is used with different subjects:

• jeg viser
• du viser
• panelet viser

That makes Norwegian verb conjugation simpler than English in this respect.

filteralarmen is another compound noun:

filter + alarm + -en

So:

• filteralarm = filter alarm
• filteralarmen = the filter alarm

As in English, the first noun describes the second, but in Norwegian the compound is normally written as one word.

This is a very important spelling rule in Norwegian: compounds are usually not written as separate words.

Because alarm is a common-gender noun (often called masculine in older explanations, but in modern Norwegian usually grouped under common gender).

So:

• en alarm = an alarm
• alarmen = the alarm

Therefore:

• en filteralarm = a filter alarm
• filteralarmen = the filter alarm

Again, the last part of the compound decides the gender. Since alarm takes en, the full compound does too.

The sentence has:

• styrepanelet = the control panel
• filteralarmen = the filter alarm

This is natural in Norwegian because the sentence is talking about a specific panel and a specific alarm. English would often do the same: The control panel shows the filter alarm.

In technical or device-related language, definite forms are very common when referring to a known part of a machine and a specific warning or function.

This sentence uses the normal Norwegian main-clause word order:

Subject + Verb + Object

• Styrepanelet = subject
• viser = verb
• filteralarmen = object

So it works very much like basic English word order:

• The control panel / shows / the filter alarm

Norwegian does have the V2 rule in main clauses, which means the finite verb usually comes in the second position. In this sentence, that gives the ordinary-looking order above.

Yes. å vise is a flexible verb.

Depending on context, viser can mean:

• shows
• displays
• indicates

In a technical sentence like this, displays or indicates may sound more natural in English, depending on whether the panel is literally showing something on a screen or simply signaling it.

In Norwegian compounds, the last element is the main noun.

So in:

• styrepanel: the main noun is panel
• filteralarm: the main noun is alarm

That means the last element usually determines:

1. the gender
2. the definite ending
3. the basic category of the thing

For example:

• a styrepanel is a type of panel
• a filteralarm is a type of alarm

The first part only describes what kind.

You would use the indefinite articles and remove the definite endings:

• Et styrepanel viser en filteralarm.

Compare:

• et styrepanel = a control panel
• styrepanelet = the control panel
• en filteralarm = a filter alarm
• filteralarmen = the filter alarm

This is a useful contrast to practice, because Norwegian relies heavily on these endings.

A few things may stand out for an English speaker:

• styre begins with st-, but in Norwegian this is usually pronounced with an sh-like sound at the start: roughly sht-
• y in styre is a vowel English does not really have, so learners often need practice with it
• panel is fairly straightforward
• alarmen has the definite ending -en, which is often pronounced lightly in normal speech

You do not need perfect pronunciation to understand the grammar, but compounds like styrepanelet and filteralarmen are easier to say once you recognize their parts.