No. 7,637 in Russian
желающие
Those who wish.
In a sentence
Желающие могут присоединиться к экскурсии.
Those who wish can join the excursion.
In this sentence, 'желающие' refers to people who are willing or interested in joining the excursion. It acts as a substantive participle, implying 'those who wish'.
Объявили набор для желающих научиться рисовать.
A class was announced for those who wish to learn drawing.
Here, 'желающие' again refers to individuals who are interested in participating in the learning activity. It describes a group of potential participants.
На мероприятие пришли все желающие.
Everyone who wished to attended the event.
In this usage, 'желающие' identifies the attendees who had the desire to come to the event. It generalizes to people with the intention to participate.
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