No. 1,060 in Polish
dowiedzieć
"Dowiedzieć" means "to find out" or "to learn" (information).
In a sentence
Chcę dowiedzieć się więcej na temat historii Polski.
I want to learn more about the history of Poland.
Here, 'dowiedzieć' is used reflexively and expresses a desire to acquire knowledge or information.
Czy udało ci się dowiedzieć, kiedy będzie następny pociąg?
Did you manage to find out when the next train will be?
'Dowiedzieć' is part of a question asking about the attainment of specific information.
Zadzwoniłem do niego, żeby dowiedzieć się, co się stało.
I called him to find out what happened.
In this instance, 'dowiedzieć się' is used to indicate the act of inquiring or discovering the details about an event.
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