Elbilen står utenfor.

Because -en is the definite ending in Norwegian for many singular masculine nouns.

• elbil = an electric car / electric car
• elbilen = the electric car

Norwegian usually puts definiteness on the end of the noun, instead of using a separate word like the.

It is a compound noun:

• el = electric
• bil = car

So elbil literally means electric car. Compound nouns are very common in Norwegian, and they are normally written as one word.

In Norwegian compounds, the definite ending is usually added to the final part of the compound.

So:

• bil → bilen
• elbil → elbilen

Even though elbil has two parts, it behaves like one noun, so the ending goes on the end of the whole compound.

Norwegian often uses stå for something that is standing, parked, or positioned somewhere, especially vehicles.

So:

• Elbilen står utenfor = the electric car is outside / standing outside / parked outside

Using er is sometimes possible in Norwegian, but står sounds more natural here because a car is thought of as being parked in a place.

Står is the present tense of stå (to stand).

Some common forms are:

• å stå = to stand
• står = stands / is standing
• sto = stood
• har stått = has stood / has been standing

In Norwegian, the present tense verb does not change by person:

• jeg står
• du står
• han/hun står
• vi står

Utenfor means outside or outside of.

In this sentence, it works on its own as an adverb:

• Elbilen står utenfor = the electric car is outside

It can also be used with a noun:

• utenfor huset = outside the house
• utenfor skolen = outside the school

This is the normal Norwegian word order for a basic statement:

• Elbilen = subject
• står = verb
• utenfor = adverb/place expression

So the pattern is:

Subject + verb + place

That gives:

Elbilen står utenfor.

Yes. That is grammatical, but the word order changes because Norwegian follows the verb-second (V2) rule.

If you put utenfor first, the verb must still come second:

• Utenfor står elbilen.

This version can sound a bit more literary, descriptive, or emphatic, as if you are drawing attention to where it is.

Because Norwegian usually expresses definiteness by adding an ending to the noun.

Compare:

• English: the car
• Norwegian: bilen

So in this sentence:

• English: the electric car
• Norwegian: elbilen

That is one of the biggest structural differences English speakers notice early on.

Yes. Elbil is the standard, everyday word for electric car in Norwegian.

You can understand elektrisk bil, but it is less idiomatic in ordinary usage. Native speakers would normally say elbil.

A simple learner-friendly approximation is:

EL-bee-len

A few notes:

• the stress is on the first syllable: EL
• bil sounds roughly like English beel
• -en at the end is the definite ending

If you want to sound natural, keep the rhythm fairly smooth, since it is one compound word: EL-bi-len.

Not always, but very often. In a sentence like this, it clearly refers to physical location.

However, utenfor can also be used more abstractly in other contexts, for example:

• utenfor byen = outside the city
• utenfor arbeidstid = outside working hours
• føle seg utenfor = feel left out

So the word can be both literal and figurative, depending on context.