Stemmeflertallet kreves.

The majority of votes is required.

Breakdown of Stemmeflertallet kreves.

• kreve: to require
• stemmeflertallet: the majority of votes

Questions & Answers about Stemmeflertallet kreves.

What does stemmeflertallet consist of?

It is a compound noun:

• stemme = vote
• flertall = majority

So stemmeflertall means a majority of votes or vote majority.
With the ending -et, stemmeflertallet means the majority of votes.

Why does stemmeflertallet end in -et?

The ending -et marks the definite form of a neuter noun in Norwegian.

• et stemmeflertall = a majority of votes
• stemmeflertallet = the majority of votes

This is different from English, which usually adds a separate word like the. In Norwegian, the definiteness is often added to the end of the noun.

Is stemmeflertallet singular or plural?

It is singular.

Even though it refers to many votes, the noun flertall itself is a singular noun meaning majority. So the whole word is treated as one thing:

• et flertall = a majority
• flertallet = the majority

That is why the verb is singular too.