Questions & Answers about Jag söker någon.
Why is it någon here instead of något or några?
Någon is used for people (meaning 'someone' or 'anyone') and for singular en-words. Because you are looking for a person here, you must use någon. You would use något for a thing (an ett-word, meaning 'something') and några for plurals (meaning 'some').
Where is the word for 'for' in this sentence? Why isn't it Jag söker för någon?
The Swedish verb söker means 'to look for' or 'to seek'. It already includes the idea of 'for', so you do not need to add a preposition like för. Saying Jag söker för någon would be grammatically incorrect in Swedish.
Could någon also mean 'anyone'?
Yes! In Swedish, någon translates to both 'someone' and 'anyone'. In a positive statement like this one, it means 'someone'. If you turned this into a question, like Söker du någon?, it would mean 'Are you looking for anyone?'.
I have heard Swedish speakers say 'nån' instead of någon. Is that the same word?
Yes! In everyday spoken Swedish, någon is almost always shortened to nån. Similarly, något becomes nåt and några becomes nåra. So you will usually hear this sentence pronounced as Jag söker nån.
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