bifogande

Bifogande is a Swedish term derived from the verb bifoga, to attach. In practice it functions as a present participle or adjective meaning that accompanies or is attached to something. It is most commonly used in formal and administrative language to refer to material that accompanies a document, such as attachments, enclosures, or appended documents.

In ordinary usage, the more common form is bifogade (the past participle) when describing attached materials, as in bifogade handlingar or bifogade bilagor. Bifogande appears more in official phrases and headings or in contexts where the act of attaching is being described, for example in a description line like "Bifogande dokument uppfyller kraven" or in the title of a bundle of papers. Synonyms include bilaga or bilagor and enclosures, though those terms are used in different styles.

Usage notes: In letters and electronic correspondence, attachments are typically referred to as bilagor or with the phrase "bifogade handlingar" rather than "bifogande." The term is part of standard bureaucratic Swedish and can be used across government, legal, and corporate documents. Etymology: from bifoga "to attach" with the present participle suffix -ande, forming an attributive modifier.

See also: bilaga, bilagor, bifoga, attachments.