Bildet er ekte.

Because bildet is the definite singular form of et bilde.

• et bilde = a picture / an image
• bildet = the picture / the image

In Norwegian, the idea of the is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

The -t is the definite ending for many neuter nouns.

Here, the base noun is:

• et bilde = a picture

When it becomes definite, it changes to:

• bildet = the picture

So the ending -t is doing the job that English the does.

Because bilde is a neuter noun in Norwegian, and neuter nouns take et in the indefinite singular.

So:

• et bilde = a picture
• bildet = the picture

This is something you mostly just have to learn with each noun: whether it is en, et, or sometimes either depending on usage.

Ekte means real, genuine, or authentic.

In Bildet er ekte, it most naturally means something like:

• The picture is real
• The image is authentic
• The photo is genuine

The exact English word depends on context. For example, it could mean the picture is not fake, not edited, not counterfeit, or not artificially created.

Because Norwegian usually expresses definiteness by attaching it to the noun.

Compare:

• et bilde = a picture
• bildet = the picture

English uses a separate article (the), but Norwegian often uses a suffix instead.

Er means is / am / are, depending on context. It is the present tense of å være (to be).

So in this sentence:

• Bildet er ekte = The picture is real

Other examples:

• Jeg er trøtt = I am tired
• Han er norsk = He is Norwegian
• De er hjemme = They are at home

This is the normal basic Norwegian sentence pattern:

subject + verb + complement

So here:

• Bildet = subject
• er = verb
• ekte = predicate adjective / complement

It works very much like English:

• The picture is real

So this sentence has very straightforward word order.

In this case, no visible change happens. Ekte stays ekte.

That means you can say:

• en ekte venn = a real/genuine friend
• et ekte bilde = a real/genuine picture
• ekte venner = real/genuine friends

Some Norwegian adjectives change more clearly depending on gender and number, but ekte is commonly used in the same form.

Yes. Bilde is a broad word and can mean:

• picture
• image
• photo
• sometimes even illustration, depending on context

So Bildet er ekte could also be understood as:

• The image is real
• The photo is genuine

The best English translation depends on what kind of bilde you are talking about.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation would be:

BIL-deh er EK-teh

A few useful notes:

• Bildet has two syllables: bil-det
• the r in er may sound light or may almost disappear in some speech
• ekte has two clear syllables: ek-te

If you want a rough IPA version for standard Eastern Norwegian, it is approximately:

[ˈbɪldə ɛr ˈɛktə]

Exact pronunciation varies by dialect.

This is standard Bokmål.

In Nynorsk, you would more likely see:

• Biletet er ekte

So if you are learning from Bildet er ekte, you are looking at Bokmål.

No. Unlike German, Norwegian does not capitalize all nouns.

So:

• bildet is normally written with a lowercase b
• it becomes Bildet here only because it starts the sentence

That is why you write:

• Jeg ser bildet.
• Bildet er ekte.