Questions & Answers about B-siden har spor i samme sjanger.
What does B-siden mean?
B-siden means the B-side.
It comes from:
- B-side in music, especially on records or singles
- Norwegian side = side
- the definite ending -en = the
So:
- side = side
- siden = the side
- B-siden = the B-side
The hyphen is used because the letter name B is attached to the noun.
Why does side become siden?
In Norwegian, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.
So:
- en side = a side
- siden = the side
Because side is a common-gender noun, its definite singular form takes -en.
This is very common in Norwegian:
- en bil → bilen = the car
- en sang → sangen = the song
Why is there a hyphen in B-siden?