fångna

Fångna is the past participle of the Swedish verb fånga, meaning to capture. It is used as an adjective to describe entities that have been captured and appears in passive constructions such as är fångna (are captured). The form fångna is typically used for plural or feminine plural nouns; singular forms agree with gender (fångad for singular common gender, fångat for neuter).

Etymology and grammar: fånga derives from older Scandinavian roots, with the past participle formed by adding a suffix to the verb root. In Swedish, past participles like fångna function both as predicates in passive phrases and as attributive adjectives before nouns (e.g., fångna soldater, captured soldiers).

Usage and contexts: In contemporary Swedish, fångna commonly appears in historical, military, legal, and news contexts to refer to people or animals that have been captured. It can describe prisoners of war, detainees, or other individuals taken during conflict or law enforcement actions. The term emphasizes the state of having been capture rather than the act itself, and it coexists with related words such as fånge (prisoner), fångenskap (captivity), and fångst (capture).

See also: fånge, fångenskap, fångst, fången, and related terms in the broader discourse on imprisonment, captivity, and the laws governing treatment of captured individuals. The usage of fångna is primarily linguistic and contextual, reflecting Swedish grammar and style in descriptions of capture.