upphitta

Swedish

Etymology

upp +‎ hitta

Verb

upphitta (present upphittar, preterite upphittade, supine upphittat, imperative upphitta)

  1. (usually in the past participle) to find (something someone probably lost)
    en upphittad plånbok
    a found [lost] wallet
    2. (in the past participle "upphittat", nominalized) lost and found, lost property (Literally, "found [lost] [things].")
      Synonym: hittegods

Usage notes

As a rule of thumb, neuter gender is used when there is no concrete referent, like in impersonal constructions and (sense 1.1).

Conjugation

Conjugation of upphitta (weak)
active passive
infinitive upphitta upphittas
supine upphittat upphittats
imperative upphitta —
imper. plural1 upphitten —
present past present past
indicative upphittar upphittade upphittas upphittades
ind. plural1 upphitta upphittade upphittas upphittades
subjunctive2 upphitte upphittade upphittes upphittades
present participle upphittande
past participle upphittad

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

References

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