Questions & Answers about Hva er din mening om filmen?
Is this the most natural way to ask for someone’s opinion?
Hva er din mening om filmen? is perfectly correct and a bit formal/neutral. In everyday speech, Norwegians more often say Hva synes du om filmen? (or the shorter Hva syns du om filmen?). You can also hear Hva mener du om filmen? when asking for a more reasoned stance.
What’s the difference between synes, mener, and tror?
- synes: subjective impression/feeling. Example: Jeg synes den er bra.
- mener: considered opinion/argument. Example: Jeg mener filmen er for lang.
- tror: belief about uncertain facts/guesses. Example: Jeg tror filmen varer to timer. You don’t use tror for opinions about quality.
Why is it din and not ditt, di, or dine?