Flertallet er enig i planen.

The majority agrees with the plan.

Breakdown of Flertallet er enig i planen.

• planen: the plan
• flertallet: the majority
• være enig i: to agree with

Questions & Answers about Flertallet er enig i planen.

Why is flertallet in the definite form? Could you also say flertall here?

Flertall means “a majority / majority (in general)” and is neuter: et flertall.
Flertallet means “the majority”, a specific one that both speaker and listener know about.

In this sentence we’re clearly talking about a concrete group, for example:

• the majority of the committee
• the majority of the voters
• the majority of the members

So Norwegian uses the definite form: flertallet.

You could say et flertall er enig i planen (“a majority agrees with the plan”), but that would mean some majority (not yet identified). With flertallet, it’s a known, specific majority.

Is flertallet grammatically singular or plural? Why is it er enig and not er enige?