en sökande
Meaning
applicant
In Swedish: person som lämnat ansökan
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en sökande |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | sökanden |
| Plural, indefinite | sökande |
| Plural, definite | sökandena |
sökande is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor sökande, den stora sökanden. Check another noun
Practise sökande
1 / 2Is it en sökande or ett sökande?
sökande in a sentence
- det finns tre sökande till tjänstenthere are three applicants for the position
Questions
What does sökande mean in English?
sökande means “applicant”.
Is it en sökande or ett sökande?
It is en sökande, and “the applicant” is sökanden.
What is the plural of sökande?
sökande doesn't change in the plural: en sökande, två sökande (definite: sökandena).
Similar words
letande
Nearby common words
sökande is number 3,494 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

