No. 2,762 in Japanese
見つける
"To find" or "to discover."
In a sentence
私は新しい本屋を見つけました。
I found a new bookstore.
In this sentence, '見つけました' is the past polite form of '見つける', and it denotes the achievement of finding or discovering something.
彼は鍵を見つけようとしています。
He is trying to find his keys.
Here, '見つけようとしています' indicates an ongoing attempt to find something, showing intent and action.
君がいいレストランを見つけたとは思わなかった。
I didn’t think you found a good restaurant.
In this sentence, '見つけた' is the past informal form, and it relates to discovering an item of interest in the past.
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