Enn så lenge ligger bagasjen på bagasjeplassen.

Enn så lenge means for now, for the time being, or so far depending on context.

In this sentence, it tells you that the situation is temporary: the luggage is there for now.

A close Norwegian synonym is foreløpig. In some contexts, inntil videre can also be similar, though that can sound a bit more formal.

Because Norwegian often puts a time expression or other adverbial first if that is what the speaker wants to emphasize.

So instead of starting with the subject:

• Bagasjen ligger på bagasjeplassen enn så lenge

Norwegian can very naturally say:

• Enn så lenge ligger bagasjen på bagasjeplassen

Starting with enn så lenge highlights the temporary nature of the situation.

This is because Norwegian is a V2 language in main clauses. That means the finite verb normally comes in the second position.

Here, Enn så lenge takes the first position, so the verb ligger must come next:

• Enn så lenge
  • ligger
    • bagasjen
      • ...

This is very different from English, where you would usually keep the luggage before the verb.

Ligger is the present tense of å ligge, which literally means to lie.

Norwegian often uses verbs like:

• ligge = lie
• stå = stand
• sitte = sit

where English would often just use be.

So bagasjen ligger på bagasjeplassen is literally something like the luggage is lying in/on the baggage area, but in natural English you would normally just say the luggage is on the baggage area / at baggage claim.

This is a very common feature of Norwegian.

Bagasjen is the definite form, meaning the luggage.

• bagasje = luggage
• bagasjen = the luggage

Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

So:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car

But bagasje is an uncountable noun, so you usually just think of it as:

• bagasje = luggage
• bagasjen = the luggage

Because Norwegian very often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.

Here:

• bagasje = luggage
• plass = place, spot, area

So:

• bagasjeplass = luggage area / baggage place
• bagasjeplassen = the luggage area

This is extremely common in Norwegian. English often writes these as two words, but Norwegian usually joins them.

Because it means the baggage area / the luggage area, not just a baggage area.

So the sentence has two definite nouns:

• bagasjen = the luggage
• bagasjeplassen = the baggage area

That is completely normal in Norwegian.

På often means on, but in Norwegian it is also used in many places where English would say in, at, or something else.

Here, på bagasjeplassen means something like:

• in the baggage area
• at the baggage area
• possibly at baggage claim, depending on context

So you should not translate på too mechanically as only on. Norwegian prepositions do not always match English ones exactly.

Bagasjeplassen is understandable, but depending on context, a Norwegian speaker might also use other words.

For example, at an airport people might more naturally say things like:

• bagasjeutleveringen = the baggage claim
• bagasjeområdet = the baggage area
• ved bagasjebåndet = by the baggage carousel

So bagasjeplassen is not impossible, but the most natural choice can depend on the exact situation.

Ligger is present tense.

The infinitive is:

• å ligge = to lie

Present tense:

• ligger = lies / is lying

Norwegian verbs do not change for person:

• jeg ligger
• du ligger
• han/hun ligger
• vi ligger

So the form ligger stays the same regardless of the subject.

No, not usually.

• enn så lenge means for now / for the time being
• så lenge often means as long as or for that long

Examples:

• Enn så lenge går det bra. = For now, it is going well.
• Så lenge du kommer i tide, er det greit. = As long as you come on time, it is fine.

So even though they look similar, they do not mean the same thing.

Yes. Foreløpig is a very natural alternative and often means almost the same thing as enn så lenge.

Both can mean for now, but there can be a slight difference in tone:

• foreløpig often sounds a bit more neutral and straightforward
• enn så lenge can sound a little more idiomatic or conversational

In many situations, either one would work.

The sentence can be divided like this:

• Enn så lenge = time expression / adverbial
• ligger = finite verb
• bagasjen = subject
• på bagasjeplassen = prepositional phrase telling where

So the structure is:

adverbial + verb + subject + place

That pattern is very common in Norwegian main clauses when something other than the subject comes first.