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Translation

to find out, to discover

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We found out the truth.

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He discovered a new way of working.

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She wanted to find out who wrote the letter.

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Who invented that tool?

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Nobody discovered his secret.

plus , find out. Three verbs crowd this space and they are not interchangeable. is to come across a thing that was already there. is to come to know a fact, usually because somebody told you. is the one with effort in it - you worked the answer out. Older texts, Zamenhof's included, also use it where modern writers would say , hence for an invention and for the inventor. sits nearby with the sense of uncovering something hidden.

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This word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 6: eltrovi, onklino, meriti and 7 more words.