Det gjør vondt i skulderen når jeg løfter stekepannen.

Yes. Both are natural:

• Det gjør vondt i skulderen … = It hurts in the shoulder …
• Jeg har vondt i skulderen … = I have pain in my shoulder …

Nuance: Det gjør vondt often highlights the immediate sensation; jeg har vondt can sound a bit more like an ongoing condition. In practice, both are fine here.

That’s not idiomatic for physical pain. Prefer:

• Det gjør vondt i skulderen.
• Jeg har vondt i skulderen. Use Det er vondt å … for “It’s painful to …” (e.g., Det er vondt å løfte).

Use i for pain felt inside a body part:

• vondt i hodet / magen / ryggen / skulderen

Use på for something on the surface or contact:

• Han klappet ham på skulderen (tapped him on the shoulder)
• Utslett på huden (rash on the skin)

Usually no. Norwegian often uses the definite form of body parts without a possessive when it’s clearly your own body:

• Jeg har vondt i skulderen. Adding min is possible for emphasis or contrast: … i skulderen min (ikke din).

With body parts, Norwegian typically uses the definite form after expressions of pain:

• vondt i hodet / magen / ryggen / kneet / skulderen This mirrors the idea “the” head/shoulder that belongs to the subject, without saying “my.”

Yes. In Bokmål, the feminine forms are also accepted:

• masculine: en skulder – skulderen
• feminine: ei skulder – skuldra Both are common; choose one pattern and stay consistent in your text.

Yes, but observe V2 word order in the main clause:

• Når jeg løfter stekepannen, gjør det vondt i skulderen. Not: ✗ Når jeg løfter stekepannen, det gjør vondt … (wrong in standard Norwegian)

• når = when/whenever (present, future, or repeated/general time)
• da = when (a single event in the past)

Your sentence describes a general/recurring situation, so når fits. For a single past event: Det gjorde vondt i skulderen da jeg løftet stekepannen.

• hvis/om = if (conditional), often hypothetical
• når = when/whenever (a real, expected condition)

If you mean a real, recurring fact, use når. If you mean a hypothetical condition, use hvis (or om): Det gjør vondt i skulderen hvis jeg løfter stekepannen.

• løfte = lift (the act of raising something)
• bære = carry (transport while holding it)
• ta opp = pick up
• heve = raise (more formal/abstract: raise dough, raise a rate; not used for picking up a pan)

Here, løfter is the most natural.

• stekepannen = the (specific) frying pan, e.g., the one you’re using
• en stekepanne = a frying pan (any pan)

If you mean “whenever I lift a frying pan (any pan), it hurts,” you can say: Når jeg løfter en stekepanne, gjør det vondt i skulderen.

Approximate guides:

• gjør: like “yur,” with the vowel similar to German “ö” or French “eu”
• vondt: “vont” (the d is silent)
• skulderen: “SKUL-deh-ren” (u is a fronted “oo” sound)
• stekepannen: “STEH-keh-pan-nen” (first e long; double n = a clear n sound)

Invert the verb and subject in the main clause:

• Gjør det vondt i skulderen når du løfter stekepannen? Alternative with “have pain”:
• Har du vondt i skulderen når du løfter stekepannen?