Expressing "several" with adskillige
When discussing data, surveys, or demographics, you often need to express indefinite quantities that are larger than "a couple" but not necessarily a massive majority.
The word adskillige translates to "several." Use it directly before countable nouns in their plural form.
| We received several responses when we sent out the questionnaire. | Vi modtog adskillige besvarelser da vi sendte spørgeskemaet ud. |
| Several participants told him that the majority is always right. | Adskillige deltagere sagde til ham at flertallet altid har ret. |
Using en del for "quite a few"
Another common advanced quantifier is the phrase en del, meaning "quite a few" or "a good deal."
Even though it contains the singular word en, en del acts as a fixed expression. Placed before a plural noun, it indicates a significant but unspecified number.
| Quite a few researchers are even more surprised by the increase on the graph. | En del forskere er endnu mere overraskede over stigningen på grafen. |
| Quite a few citizens belong to a minority whose proportion is still growing. | En del borgere tilhører et mindretal hvis andel stadig vokser. |
Discussing statistics and surveys
These quantifiers are frequently used alongside statistical vocabulary to describe trends, proportions, and visual data without needing exact numbers:
| Several graphs show that the increase often happens in the spring. | Adskillige grafer viser at stigningen ofte sker om foråret. |
| We can see quite a few unexpected responses in the new table. | Vi kan se en del uventede besvarelser i den nye tabel. |
| Several experts believe that the proportion will also become a majority. | Adskillige eksperter mener at andelen også bliver et flertal. |
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