German Conversation · Level 74
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German word
Fundsache
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈfʊntˌzaːxə/
Meaning
- feminine nounlost item
Example
Die Fundsache liegt am Informationsschalter.
The lost item is at the information desk.
More examples
Er ist zur Polizei gegangen und hat die Fundsache abgegeben.
He went to the police and handed in the lost item.
Core concept
A labeled object waits at a lost-and-found desk after someone has picked it up and handed it in.
Common phrases
bei der Polizei eine Fundsache abgeben
hand in a lost item to the police
Fundsache abholen
pick up a lost item
auf eine Fundsache stoßen
come across a lost item
Similar words
Fundgegenstand: An object found, handed in, and handled as lost property.
Fundbüro: An office or department that receives, stores, and returns lost property.
Fundstück: A single item that has been found.
Definition in German
Ein Gegenstand, den jemand verloren oder liegen gelassen hat und der aufgefunden und abgegeben wird.
Word origin
Fundsache is a compound of Fund, a thing found, and Sache, thing, with the linking -s- joining the two nouns.
Usage tips
- Fundsache is feminine, so the standard forms are die Fundsache and die Fundsachen.
Other meanings
- found itemnoun
Related words
- Fundsachenstellelost property officenoun
- Fundsachenverzeichnislost property registernoun