No. 1,303 in Swedish
tredjedel
One third.
In a sentence
Jag har ätit en tredjedel av kakan.
I have eaten one third of the cake.
Here, 'tredjedel' is used to quantify a portion as one third of the cake, clearly specifying the fraction consumed.
En tredjedel av deltagarna röstade på det nya förslaget.
One third of the participants voted for the new proposal.
In this case, 'tredjedel' serves to indicate an approximate portion or fraction of the group's votes, applied to a population or ensemble.
När vi delade boken i delar tog jag min tredjedel.
When we divided the book into parts, I took my third.
Here, 'tredjedel' represents a portion that is one third of a divided whole, emphasizing possession of a portion.
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