Counting things with många, fler, and flest
When talking about quantities of things you can count—like votes, parties, or politicians—Swedish uses många (many), fler (more), and flest (most).
| Today many will vote in the election. | Idag ska många rösta i valet. |
Fler (More)
Use fler to say "more" for things you can count individually.
| The party needs more votes. | Partiet behöver fler röster. |
You can also drop the noun if it's already understood from context:
| We had many votes, but they had more. | Vi hade många röster, men de hade fler. |
Flest (Most)
Use flest for "the most" of a countable noun.
| The party that has the most votes gets the majority. | Partiet som har flest röster får majoriteten. |
| Who do you think gets the most votes in the election? | Vem tror du får flest röster i valet? |
Politics and elections
These quantifiers are especially useful when discussing elections (valet), debates (debatten), and the government (regeringen).
| After the debate the politician had more votes. | Efter debatten hade politikern fler röster. |
| More parties support the government in the election. | Fler partier stöttar regeringen i valet. |
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