Min datter liker å tegne etter skolen.

My daughter likes to draw after school.

Breakdown of Min datter liker å tegne etter skolen.

• skolen: the school
• å: to
• like: to like
• min: my

Questions & Answers about Min datter liker å tegne etter skolen.

Why is it Min datter and not Datter min?

Norwegian possessives normally go before the noun:

• min datter = my daughter

However, Norwegian also allows possessives after the noun:

• datteren min = literally the daughter my

Both are correct, but:

• min datter sounds a bit more neutral/formal/written
• datteren min is very common in everyday speech

You cannot say datter min (without the -en ending). If the possessive is after the noun, the noun must be definite: datterEN min.

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What’s the difference between min datter and datteren min?