Infångas

Infångas is a Swedish verb meaning to be captured, to be seized, or to be intercepted. It is used for both concrete captures—such as an animal captured in the wild or a suspect apprehended by authorities—and more figurative captures, such as data or signals being captured by devices or systems. The word is formed from the verb fånga (to catch) with the prefix in- and the suffix -s, the latter marking the passive voice in Swedish. The base infånga is not common in modern usage; infångas is the standard passive form.

Grammatical notes: The present tense passive is infångas (den infångas). The past passive is infångades (den infångades). The perfect passive uses har infångats (has been captured). The participle infångad functions as an adjective meaning captured. The agent of capture is typically introduced with av, for example: den infångades av polisen (it was captured by the police). In scientific or technical contexts one may speak of information, images, or signals being infångade by sensors or cameras.

See also: fånga, infångning, fångst, fångenskap.