No. 17,736 in Russian
узнав
Having learned or recognized.
In a sentence
Узнав о результатах экзамена, он сразу позвонил родителям.
Having learned about the exam results, he immediately called his parents.
In this sentence, 'узнав' is a gerund derived from the verb 'узнать', meaning 'to learn' or 'to find out'. It specifies the circumstance under which the subject took an action.
Она была очень рада, узнав о его успехах.
She was very happy, having learned about his successes.
Here, 'узнав' functions as a gerund explaining the cause of the subject's happiness.
Узнав детали, мы поняли, что произошло.
Having learned the details, we understood what happened.
In this instance, 'узнав' is used to describe the action completed before the understanding occurred.
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