Min søster mener også, at kvarteret er roligere om aftenen.

My sister also thinks that the neighborhood is quieter in the evening.

Breakdown of Min søster mener også, at kvarteret er roligere om aftenen.

• være: to be
• min: my
• aftenen: the evening
• om: in

Questions & Answers about Min søster mener også, at kvarteret er roligere om aftenen.

Why is it min søster and not min søsteren?

In Danish, when you use a possessive like min, din, hans, vores, etc., you normally do not add the definite ending to the noun.

So:

• min søster = my sister
• min bror = my brother
• mit hus = my house

Not:

• min søsteren
• mit huset

The definite ending -en / -et is used when the noun means the ..., but not when it already has a possessive in front of it.

Why is it min and not mit?

Because søster is a common gender noun in Danish.

Danish has two grammatical genders:

• common gender → takes en in the indefinite article and min
• neuter → takes et in the indefinite article and mit

So:

• en søster → min søster
• et hus → mit hus

Since søster is a common gender noun, min is the correct form.

What exactly does mener mean here?