återvänds

Återvänds is the present passive form of the Swedish verb återvända, meaning to return or come back. In Swedish, the present passive is often formed by adding the suffix -s to the verb stem, so återvända becomes återvänds. The passive voice describes actions where the subject is the recipient of the action or where the agent is unknown or unimportant, and it is frequently found in formal, bureaucratic, or descriptive writing.

The active counterpart is återvänder in the present tense, återvände in the past, and har återvänt in the present perfect. The relationship among these forms follows standard Swedish verb conjugation; the stem is återvänd-, and the -s form is distinct from the active forms.

Återvänds is typically used in contexts about items or subjects being returned or required to be returned, such as documents, goods, or in certain administrative processes. It is more common in written, institutional language than in everyday speech, where speakers often prefer the active voice (återvänder) or alternative expressions such as återlämnas, kommer tillbaka, or fås tillbaka.

Etymology: the prefix åter- conveys back or again, combined with vända meaning to turn or to return. The form is part of standard Swedish grammatical patterns for forming the passive with -s. See also återvända.