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Top 500verb, perfective

узна́ть

[ʊzˈnatʲ]to find out, to learn; to recognize

Frequency rank #181 About 1 in every 1,600 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.
узнать #181

Meaning

  1. to find out, to learn; to recognize
  2. to recognize
  3. to get to know

Examples

Я узна́л пра́вду.

I found out the truth.

Related

Forms by frequency

  • узна́тьinfinitive#462
  • узна́лmasculine, singular, past#803
  • узна́лаfeminine, singular, past#1,381
  • узна́етsingular, 3rd person, future#1,392
  • узна́лиplural, past#1,436
  • узна́юsingular, 1st person, future#1,820
  • узна́емplural, 1st person, future#2,176
  • узна́ешьsingular, 2nd person, future#2,448
  • узна́ютplural, 3rd person, future#2,719
  • узна́етеplural, 2nd person, future#4,175
  • узна́йimperative, singular, 2nd person#6,749
  • узна́вpast, gerund#9,445
  • узна́йтеimperative, plural, 2nd person#13,432
  • узна́вшийpast, participle

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