Breakdown of Diagrammet visar två grupper, varav en är minoriteten.
vara
to be
två
two
visa
to show
gruppen
the group
en
one (of a group)
varav
of which
diagrammet
the chart
minoriteten
the minority
Questions & Answers about Diagrammet visar två grupper, varav en är minoriteten.
Could I use av vilka instead of varav to mean "of which" here?
You could, but varav is much more common and idiomatic when singling out a subset from a larger group. While varav (which translates literally to "whereof") can feel a bit formal to English speakers, it is the standard, natural choice in written Swedish for this exact mathematical or categorical structure.
Why is the word for "one" written as en here rather than ett?
The number must agree with the gender of the noun it refers back to. Since the subset is pulled from två grupper (two groups), and "a group" is en grupp (an en-word), you must use en. If the chart showed two houses (två hus, an ett-word), you would instead say varav ett är....
Does varav change the word order of the clause that follows it?
varav introduces a relative subclause, so standard subclause word order applies. Here, en is the subject, so it directly precedes the verb är. However, if you needed to add a sentence adverb like inte (not), remember that it would go before the verb according to the BIFF rule: ...varav en inte är minoriteten.
Why is minoriteten in the definite form here?
When dividing a defined whole into distinct parts (usually a majority and a minority), Swedish prefers the definite form to point to that specific, established smaller chunk. You are talking about the specific minority within this exact data set, rather than just "a" generic minority.
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