Word
Vi har många sökande till stipendiet.
Meaning
We have many applicants for the scholarship.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vi har många sökande till stipendiet.
vi
we
ha
to have
till
to (direction, destination)
många
many
Questions & Answers about Vi har många sökande till stipendiet.
Why doesn't sökande have a plural ending after många?
Sökande (applicant) is formed from the present participle of the verb söka (to apply/seek). Nouns describing people that end in -ande or -ende belong to a group of words that don't change form in the indefinite plural. Therefore, it looks exactly the same whether you say en sökande (one applicant) or många sökande (many applicants).
Can sökande also just mean "seeking"?
Yes! Because it is originally the present participle (the "-ing" form) of söka, it can be used as an adjective meaning "searching" or "seeking". But in this sentence, it acts entirely as a noun, which is very common for -ande words describing people (just like en studerande for "a student").
Why do we use till instead of för to say "for the scholarship"?
When referring to applicants or applications directed at a specific institution, program, or grant, Swedish naturally uses till. You can think of it as the application being sent to the scholarship committee. You will also see this in phrases like sökande till universitetet (applicants to the university).
Why is the definite form stipendiet? What is the base word?