No. 2,170 in Russian
видел
"Saw" (past tense of "see").
In a sentence
Я видел красивый закат вчера.
I saw a beautiful sunset yesterday.
This usage of "видел" indicates the actual experience of visually perceiving an event or object in the past.
Он видел своего друга на улице.
He saw his friend on the street.
Here, "видел" expresses the action of recognizing and noticing someone visually in the past.
Ты видел этот фильм раньше?
Have you seen this movie before?
In this example, "видел" is used to inquire about the action of seeing or watching something (a movie) in a past context.
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