This is the 3210th most frequent Russian word.
нашёл
"Found."
In this sentence, 'нашёл' is used as the past tense of the verb 'найти' (to find). The context of the word indicates a completed action of discovering the location of an object.
Я нашёл свою книгу на столе.
I found my book on the table.
Here, 'нашёл' again represents the past tense of 'найти,' but emphasizes the conclusion of a prolonged effort to locate an item.
Он долго искал, но наконец нашёл ключи.
He searched for a long time but finally found the keys.
In this case, 'нашла,' the feminine past tense form of 'найти,' conveys the intellectual or abstract act of uncovering or realizing something significant.