found item
die Fundsache, die Fundsachen
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found item
An item that someone has found and whose owner is unknown. The word is especially used for an item that has been found and handed in to the appropriate office.
Die Fundsache wurde im Fundbüro abgegeben.
The found item was handed in at the lost-and-found office.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Fundsachen |
| genitive | der Fundsache |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Fundsache | die Fundsachen |
| accusative | die Fundsache | die Fundsachen |
| dative | der Fundsache | den Fundsachen |
| genitive | der Fundsache | der Fundsachen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Fundsache' (found item) is made up of 'Fund' (find/found item) and 'Sache' (thing). It therefore refers to a thing that someone has found.
Die Fundsache lag mehrere Tage an der Information.
The found item lay at the information desk for several days.
'Fundsache' (found item) is especially often used with verbs from administrative and everyday contexts: 'eine Fundsache abgeben' (to hand in a found item), 'melden' (to report), 'beschreiben' (to describe), or 'abholen' (to collect).
Die Mitarbeiterin nahm die Fundsache auf und beschrieb sie genau.
The employee recorded the found item and described it in detail.
'Fundsache' (found item) is often used in official situations, for example with government agencies, public transport companies, or at a lost-and-found office.
Für die Fundsache musste er ein Formular im Fundbüro ausfüllen.
He had to fill out a form at the lost-and-found office for the found item.
