Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Redaktøren beslutter at artikkelen skal publiseres i morgen. - The editor decides that the article shall be published tomorrow.

In Norwegian the definite form of masculine and feminine nouns is created by adding a suffix. Here redaktør means “editor,” and -en makes it the editor: redaktør + en → redaktøren.

What does beslutter mean, and how is it different from bestemmer?

Both verbs can translate as “decide,” but there’s a nuance.
• beslutter (from beslutte) is slightly more formal and often used in official or managerial contexts (“the board decides,” “the editor decides”).
• bestemmer is more general and colloquial (“you decide,” “I decide”).

Why is there an at at the start of the clause at artikkelen skal publiseres i morgen?

In Norwegian at functions like the English “that,” introducing a subordinate (dependent) clause. Whenever you report or link a decision, belief or statement, you use at:
• English: “She believes that he’s right.”
• Norwegian: “Hun tror at han har rett.”

In the subordinate clause, why is the word order at artikkelen skal publiseres rather than at skal publiseres artikkelen?

Subordinate clauses in Norwegian use a subject–verb order (SVO) immediately after the conjunction at. So you always have:
1) at
2) the subject (artikkelen)
3) the finite verb or auxiliary (skal)
4) the rest of the predicate (publiseres i morgen).

Main clauses use V2, but subordinate clauses revert to SVO.

What role does skal play in skal publiseres?

skal is a modal verb that expresses future action or obligation. Here it means “will/shall be published.” So skal publiseres literally is “shall be published,” indicating a planned future publication.

Why is publiseres in this passive form instead of using an active construction?

Norwegian has two common ways to form the passive:
1) -s-passive: attach -es or -s to the verb stem (publiseres).
2) bli-passive: use blir + past participle (blir publisert).
Both mean the same here: “is being published/will be published.” The -s model is more concise.

Could you rewrite artikkelen skal publiseres using blir instead of the -es passive?

Yes. You can say: artikkelen blir publisert i morgen. That means exactly the same: “the article will be published tomorrow.”

Why is i morgen written as two separate words?

In Norwegian i morgen literally means “in the morning,” but it’s also used to mean “tomorrow.” It is always two words. Writing imorgen as one word is incorrect.