återfanns

Återfinnas is a Swedish verb meaning to be found again or to be recovered. The form åte rfanns is the simple past tense, used to indicate that something that had been missing or hidden was located at a past time. The verb is intransitive and is typically used with a subject that is located again after a search, such as a person, object, or document.

Etymology: Återfinnas is formed from åter- meaning "again" and finna (to find). The word belongs to a family of Swedish constructions built with åter- to indicate repetition or return. The related active form is återfinna, meaning "to find again" and used transitively.

Usage: The term is common in news reports, police statements, archaeology, and archival contexts. It emphasizes the recovery after an absence rather than the act of finding itself. In sentences, återfanns is used for past events: "Den försvunna kvinnan återfanns vid midsommar," or "Föremålet återfanns i arkivet."

Examples:

- Den försvunna bilen återfanns efter flera dagar.

- Pappersdokumenten återfanns i arkivet.

See also: återfinnas, finna, hitta, försvunnen.