Expressing Parts of a Group with "af"
To talk about a specific part of a larger group, like "some of the applicants" or "many of the actors," use a quantifier followed by af (of) and a noun in its definite form.
| Before the audition, many of the actors were very nervous. | Før auditionen var mange af skuespillerne meget nervøse. |
| Some of the applicants cried after the audition. | Nogle af ansøgerne græd efter auditionen. |
Numbers and Proportions
Use the same construction for numbers (like en, to, or tre) and proportions (like halvdelen, meaning "half").
| One of the girls will probably get the lead role. | En af pigerne vil nok få hovedrollen. |
| Half of the applicants read the same monologue. | Halvdelen af ansøgerne læste den samme monolog. |
Using Pronouns
If the group is already known, replace the definite noun with an object pronoun like dem (them) or jer (you, plural). Common quantifiers like de fleste (most) pair perfectly with this structure.
| Many of them simply forgot the first line. | Mange af dem glemte simpelthen den første replik. |
| Most of them found it difficult to improvise. | De fleste af dem havde svært ved at improvisere. |
| We would like to select one of you now. | Vi vil gerne udvælge en af jer nu. |
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