No. 1,341 in Portuguese
encontrada
"Encontrada" means "found" in English.
In a sentence
A solução para o problema foi finalmente encontrada.
The solution to the problem was finally found.
Here, 'encontrada' is used as a past participle of the verb 'encontrar', in a passive voice construction, describing the state of the solution being 'found'.
A chave encontrada no jardim pertencia à casa velha.
The key found in the garden belonged to the old house.
In this sentence, 'encontrada' serves as an adjective derived from the past participle of 'encontrar', modifying the noun 'chave' and indicating its condition of having been discovered.
Estou feliz porque a minha carta de amor foi encontrada.
I am happy because my love letter was found.
'Encontrada' is utilized again as a past participle in a passive construction, where 'foi encontrada' signifies that the action of 'finding' was performed on the subject (the love letter).
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