No. 217 in Danish
fleste
"Fleste" means "most" in English.
In a sentence
De fleste elever i klassen forstod lektien.
Most of the students in the class understood the lesson.
Here, 'fleste' is used with 'de' (the) to indicate the majority but not all of the students.
Jeg har allerede læst de fleste af de bøger, du anbefalede.
I have already read most of the books you recommended.
In this sentence, 'fleste' is used with 'de' to describe that the majority of the recommended books were read.
De fleste gange, jeg prøver det, fungerer det.
Most times I try it, it works.
'Fleste' here indicates the majority of instances, showing that this phrase describes frequency.
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