Omfanget er større enn før.

Omfanget is the definite form of omfang, a neuter noun.

Common meanings of omfang include:

• scope
• extent
• scale
• size in an abstract sense

In this sentence, it usually refers to how large or extensive something is, not necessarily its physical size. So it often sounds more like the scope or the extent than simply the size.

Because -et is the definite ending for many neuter nouns in Norwegian.

• et omfang = a scope / an extent
• omfanget = the scope / the extent

So the sentence is talking about a specific scope or extent: the extent is greater than before.

Er is the present tense of å være (to be).

So:

• er = is / are

The sentence follows a very common pattern:

• subject + verb + complement

Here:

• Omfanget = subject
• er = verb
• større enn før = complement

So grammatically it works like The scope is greater than before.

Because større is the comparative form of stor.

Comparison:

• stor = big / large
• større = bigger / larger / greater
• størst = biggest / largest / greatest

This is an irregular adjective, just like English good → better is irregular.

So you use større because the sentence is making a comparison: it is greater than before.

In Norwegian, adjectives often change form when they describe a noun directly, but comparatives like større do not change for gender or number.

For example:

• et stort omfang = a large scope
• omfanget er stort = the scope is large

But in the comparative:

• omfanget er større = the scope is larger

So større stays the same whether the noun is masculine, feminine, neuter, singular, or plural.

Enn means than in comparisons.

So:

• større enn før = greater than before

This is the normal word used after a comparative adjective:

• større enn = bigger than
• mindre enn = smaller than
• bedre enn = better than

So enn introduces the second part of the comparison.

Here før means before or earlier.

In this sentence, it refers to an earlier point in time:

• enn før = than before

So the idea is that the scope is greater now than it was earlier.

In other contexts, før can also be used in slightly different ways, for example:

• før møtet = before the meeting
• før jeg dro = before I left

But here it is being used in a short time-comparison expression.

It is not completely fixed, but it is a very common and natural expression.

You will often see:

• bedre enn før = better than before
• verre enn før = worse than before
• større enn før = greater than before
• mindre enn før = less/smaller than before

So this pattern is extremely useful in Norwegian: comparative + enn før

Yes. Depending on context, Norwegian might also use:

• tidligere = earlier / previously
• enn tidligere = than earlier / than previously

For example:

• Omfanget er større enn tidligere.

This is also correct, but it can sound a bit more formal or abstract.
Enn før is very common and natural in everyday language.

The word order is:

• Omfanget = subject
• er = verb
• større enn før = predicate phrase

So it is a straightforward main clause:

Subject + Verb + Complement

This is the normal word order in a simple declarative sentence in Norwegian.

A very literal breakdown is:

• Omfanget = the scope / the extent
• er = is
• større = greater / larger
• enn = than
• før = before

So literally:

The extent is greater than before.

Even if the natural English translation might vary depending on context, the structure matches English quite closely here.

Yes, there are a couple of things English speakers often notice.

Større contains the vowel ø, which does not exist in English in exactly the same way. It is a front rounded vowel, so it can take practice.

Also, the rr in many Norwegian accents affects the following sound, and pronunciation can vary somewhat by dialect. You do not need to master every regional detail right away, but it is good to know that this word may not sound exactly the same everywhere.

The most important thing for a learner is:

• notice that ø is not the same as English o
• learn større as the comparative form of stor
• listen to native audio if possible, because spelling alone does not fully show the pronunciation

Yes, but that changes the structure slightly.

• Omfanget er større enn før. = specifically the scope / extent is greater than before.
• Det er større enn før. = it is greater than before, where det refers back to something already known from context.

So if you want to name the thing directly, Omfanget is better. If the thing has already been mentioned, det may be enough.