returnera

Returnera is a Swedish verb borrowed from the English word return. It denotes the act of giving back something to its owner or original place, and in computing it refers to producing a value from a function. In everyday language it is used primarily in retail and IT contexts. The infinitive is returnera; the present tense is returnerar, the past tense is returnerade, and the supine form is returnerat.

Origins and usage have the term spreading from commerce into technical fields during the late 20th century. In e-commerce and consumer services you will see phrases like kunderna returnerar varor inom 30 dagar (customers return goods within 30 days). In programming and software development, returnera is used to describe the action of yielding a result from a function, for example: Funktionen returnerar en sträng. It coexists with native verbs such as återlämna and återvända, but is now common in technical jargon and product documentation.

Notes on style: returnera is often preferred in contexts involving data, software, and logistics, while återlämna is more common for handing physical items back to a person, and återvända for returning to a place or situation. The noun form retuR is retuR? (No, do not confuse with a separate term; keep to returnera and related forms). Related terms include retur (the act or process of returning), returpolicy, och återlämnande. See also: return, returlabel, och krav på återlämning. Examples illustrate everyday and technical use, such as “Företaget uppmanar kunder att returnera oanvända varor” and “Funktionen returnerar värdet.”