Breakdown of Vi har tjugo respondenter, varav majoriteten är i den här åldersgruppen.
vara
to be
vi
we
i
in
ha
to have
den här
this (en)
tjugo
twenty
majoriteten
the majority
varav
of which
respondenten
the respondent
åldersgruppen
the age group
Questions & Answers about Vi har tjugo respondenter, varav majoriteten är i den här åldersgruppen.
Why do we use varav here instead of something like av vilka since we are talking about people?
varav literally means "of which" or "of whom." While av vilka is grammatically correct for people, varav is the standard, highly preferred way to express a subset of a previously mentioned group (tjugo respondenter) in both written and spoken Swedish.
Does varav act as the subject of the clause it introduces?
No, varav just connects the clauses. The subject of the new clause is majoriteten. Because varav introduces a subordinate (relative) clause, standard subordinate word order applies. If you needed to add a sentence adverb like inte (not), it would go before the verb: ...varav majoriteten inte är...
Why does åldersgruppen have the definite -en ending if we already used den här (this)?
This is a great reminder of the Swedish "double definite" rule. When using demonstratives like den här (this) or den där (that), the following noun must also be in its definite form. So it must be den här åldersgruppen, never den här åldersgrupp.
I see an extra -s- in åldersgruppen. Is that a possessive marker?
No, in this case, the -s- is a linking letter used to glue two words together into a compound noun: ålder (age) + -s- + gruppen (the group). You will see this connecting -s- very often in Swedish compound words to make them flow better.
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