Word
Andelen steg med to procentpoint.
Meaning
The proportion rose by two percentage points.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Andelen steg med to procentpoint.
to
two
med
with; by (bus, train) / of, to (the meaning or point of something)
stige
to rise
andelen
the proportion
Questions & Answers about Andelen steg med to procentpoint.
Why is med used here to mean "by"?
In Danish, the preposition med is specifically used with verbs of changing quantity, such as at stige (to rise/increase) or at falde (to fall/decrease), to indicate the exact margin of the change. You cannot use direct translations of "by" like af or ved in this context.
Could I use øgede instead of steg here, since both can translate to "increased"?
No, because at stige is an intransitive verb, meaning the subject is doing the rising on its own (the proportion rose). At øge is a transitive verb, meaning someone or something is actively increasing an object (for example, de øgede andelen means "they increased the proportion").
Why isn't there a plural ending on procentpoint after the number to?
The noun point (and therefore the compound noun procentpoint) is a neuter word that keeps the exact same form in both the singular and the indefinite plural. Just like you say et år, to år, you say et procentpoint, to procentpoint.
Is it important to distinguish between procent and procentpoint in everyday Danish?
Yes, Danish makes the exact same statistical distinction as English. If a rate goes from 10% to 12%, it rises by to procentpoint (two percentage points), which is mathematically a 20 procent (percent) increase. Using procent here would completely change the mathematical meaning of the sentence.