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Ég sé hesta en hann sér bílana.

Ég sé hesta en hann sér bílana.
I see horses but he sees the cars.
From Lesson 29:Accusative plural nouns·Icelandic

Breakdown of Ég sé hesta en hann sér bílana.

bíllinn
the car
ég
I
hann
he
en
but
sjá
to see
hesturinn
the horse (m)

Questions & Answers about Ég sé hesta en hann sér bílana.

Why is the word for horses hesta instead of hestar?
Because it is the direct object of the verb sé (see), so it must be in the accusative case. For most masculine nouns like hestur, the bare accusative plural ending is -a instead of the nominative (subject) plural ending -ar.
How do we get the form bílana for "the cars"?
The base word is bíll (car). Since it is the direct object of the verb, we need the accusative plural. The bare accusative plural is bíla (cars). To make it definite ("the cars"), we add the accusative plural definite suffix -na, giving us bílana.
Why does the verb "to see" change from sé to sér?
In Icelandic, verbs change shape depending on who is doing the action. Sé is the form that goes with ég (I), while sér is the form used for hann (he), hún (she), and það (it).

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