noun
lost property, lost item
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Fundsache: a found or lost item; means 'lost property' (singular die Fundsache) or 'lost items' (plural Fundsachen). Commonly used for objects handed in at a lost‑and‑found (Fundbüro). Noun, feminine; plural Fundsachen; regular declension but often appears in plural when referring to lost property.
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Die Frau gab die Fundsache im Fundbüro ab, nachdem sie die Jacke im Bus fand.
The woman handed the lost item in at the lost-and-found office after she found the jacket on the bus.
Ich habe eine Fundsache gefunden.
I found a lost item.
Die Fundsache wurde am Bahnhof abgegeben.
The lost property was handed in at the station.
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Picture a box labeled 'Fundsachen' full of lost keys and umbrellas.
Fund + Sache — 'found thing' = lost-and-found item.
die — 'die Fundsache' (feminine noun for an item found).
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Used in contexts like stations, public offices, and lost-and-found services.