återfinna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish aterfinna, equivalent to åter +‎ finna.

Verb

återfinna (present återfinner, preterite återfann, supine återfunnit, imperative återfinn)

  1. to refind, to find (something that was lost)
    • 1887, August Strindberg, Hemsöborna [The People of Hemsö]‎[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Lunds universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 26 September 2025:
      [Professorn], som återfunnit sin förlorade ungdom, satte sig i spetsen och sjöng.
      The professor, who had refound his lost youth, took the lead and sang.
    • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Lukasevangeliet [Luke] 15:24”, in Bibel 2000‎[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 23 September 2025:
      Min son var död och lever igen, han var förlorad och är återfunnen.
      My son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.

Conjugation

Conjugation of återfinna (class 3 strong)
active passive
infinitive återfinna återfinnas
supine återfunnit återfunnits
imperative återfinn —
imper. plural1 återfinnen —
present past present past
indicative återfinner återfann återfinns, återfinnes återfanns
ind. plural1 återfinna återfunno återfinnas återfunnos
subjunctive2 återfinne återfunne återfinnes återfunnes
present participle återfinnande
past participle återfunnen

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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