by

by

"By" in Norwegian means "town" or "city" in English.

The word 'by' here means 'city' or 'town'.

Jeg bor i en liten by ved kysten.

I live in a small city by the coast.

The word 'byen' refers to 'the city', being the definite form of 'by'.

Vi kjørte forbi byen i går.

We drove past the city yesterday.

The word 'by' refers to 'city' or 'town', contrasting it with 'bygda', which means 'village'.

Denne bygda er mye mindre enn en by.

This village is much smaller than a city.