Bilen lades ved en ny ladestasjon nær supermarkedet.

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Breakdown of Bilen lades ved en ny ladestasjon nær supermarkedet.

• bilen: the car
• ny: new
• ved: at

Questions & Answers about Bilen lades ved en ny ladestasjon nær supermarkedet.

Why is bilen spelled with -en at the end?

In Norwegian, you typically mark definiteness by adding a suffix. The base word bil means “a car,” and -en is the definite singular ending for common‐gender nouns. So bilen means “the car.”

What does lades mean, and why is it in the passive?

lades is the passive present form of lade (“to charge”). By adding -s to the verb stem, you form the so-called s-passive. Bilen lades therefore means “the car is (being) charged.” Passive is used here because the focus is on the action (charging) rather than who is doing it.

How do you form the passive voice in Norwegian besides the -s form?

The two common ways are:

1. s-passive: add -s to the verb (les → leses, lade → lades).
2. bli
   • past participle: e.g. bli ladet (“become charged”).
     The -s form is shorter and very frequent.

What does ved mean here, and could you use på instead?