Breakdown of Flera studerande väntar på beslutet.
flera
several
beslutet
the decision
vänta på
to wait for
studeranden
the student (general)
Questions & Answers about Flera studerande väntar på beslutet.
Why doesn't studerande have a plural ending here after flera?
Nouns that end in -ande or -ende and refer to people belong to Group 5, which means they have a "zero plural". They don't change form in the indefinite plural. So, en studerande (one student) remains flera studerande (several students).
What is the difference between using studerande and studenter?
Both mean "students", but studenter is the regular plural of en student (which usually refers specifically to university students). Studerande is a broader term for anyone in education, literally acting as a noun that means "a studying person".
Why is it väntar på instead of väntar för when the English translation is "waiting for"?
Prepositions rarely translate word-for-word between English and Swedish. In Swedish, the verb att vänta (to wait) is almost always followed by the preposition på when you are waiting for something or someone. It is best to memorize väntar på as a fixed phrase.
Why does beslutet end in -et?
It is the definite form, meaning "the decision". The root word is the ett-word ett beslut (a decision). For ett-words that end in a consonant, you add -et to the end to make them definite.
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