Breakdown of Partiet behöver fler röster.
behöva
to need
partiet
the party (political)
fler
more (countable)
rösten
the vote
Questions & Answers about Partiet behöver fler röster.
Why is "more" translated as fler here instead of mer?
In Swedish, you must choose between mer and fler depending on what you are counting. Use fler for things you can count individually (like röster, which means votes). Use mer for uncountable things (like water, coffee, or money). Since you can count votes, fler is the right choice!
What is the base form of fler?
The base word for fler is många (many). So, många röster means "many votes," fler röster means "more votes," and flest röster means "the most votes."
Could we use flera instead of fler in this sentence?
Not quite, because it would change the meaning. While they look similar, fler is the comparative form meaning "more," comparing amounts (the party needs more votes than they have now). Flera simply means "several." If you wrote Partiet behöver flera röster, it would mean "The party needs several votes."
Why does Partiet end with -et?
Partiet is the definite form ("the party") of the noun ett parti. For many ett words that end in a vowel, you just add -t (like äpple -> äpplet). However, because parti is a loanword with the stress on the final vowel, it takes the full -et ending to become partiet.
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