No. 116 in Ukrainian
відомо
"Known" or "it is known."
In a sentence
Відомо, що це гарна ідея.
It is known that this is a good idea.
Here, 'відомо' is used in an impersonal construction to mean 'it is known'.
Цей факт є добре відомий науковцям.
This fact is well known to scientists.
In this sentence, 'відомий' as an adjective, derived from 'відомо', agrees with 'факт' to describe it as 'known'.
Мені відомо про твої досягнення.
I am aware of your achievements.
Here, 'відомо' is used as a personal predicative to mean 'I am aware'.
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