Questions & Answers about Bagasjen vår sendes direkte til hotellet.
What does bagasjen mean, and how is its definite singular formed?
bagasje means “luggage” (a mass or collective noun). To make it definite in Norwegian, you add the appropriate suffix to the noun: since bagasje is an –en noun, you add –en, giving bagasjen = “the luggage.”
Why is the possessive pronoun vår placed after bagasjen, instead of before the noun?
When a Norwegian noun is already in its definite form (marked by –en, –et, or –a), the possessive pronoun follows the noun: bagasjen vår = “our luggage.” If you place the pronoun before the noun, the noun must be indefinite: vår bagasje (without –en).
What is sendes, and how do you form the passive voice in Norwegian?
sendes is the present‐tense passive of sende (“to send”). The simple (synthetic) passive is formed by adding –s to the infinitive:
• sende → sendes (“is sent”)
Could you also say bagasjen vår blir sendt direkte til hotellet? What’s the difference?