Jeg ser hennes bil ved inngangen.

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Breakdown of Jeg ser hennes bil ved inngangen.

• bilen: the car
• se: to see
• ved: at

Questions & Answers about Jeg ser hennes bil ved inngangen.

What does ser mean in this sentence and how is it conjugated?

Ser is the present tense form of the verb å se (“to see”). The full conjugation is:
Infinitive: se
Present: ser
Past: så
Past participle: sett
So jeg ser simply means “I see.”

Why is hennes used instead of sin in hennes bil?

Norwegian distinguishes between reflexive and non-reflexive possessive pronouns.

• Sin is reflexive and refers back to the subject (e.g. Hun ser sin bil – “She sees her own car”).
• Hennes is non-reflexive and refers to someone else’s possession when the subject is different (e.g. Jeg ser hennes bil – “I see her car,” where “her” is not the speaker).

Why is there no article like en before bil?

A possessive pronoun (here hennes) functions as the determiner of the noun, so you drop the indefinite article (en/ei/et). Just like in English you say “her car” rather than “her a car.”

Why is inngangen in its definite form, and what does ved inngangen mean?