This is the 1544th most frequent German word.
erfuhr
"Erfuhr" means "learned" or "found out."
The verb 'erfuhr' is the simple past tense of 'erfahren', meaning 'to learn' or 'to find out' something.
Er erfuhr von der bevorstehenden Reise durch seine Freunde.
He learned about the upcoming trip through his friends.
Here, 'erfuhr' is used as 'experienced' or 'received', indicating involvement or reception of support.
Sie erfuhr große Unterstützung von ihren Kollegen.
She experienced great support from her colleagues.
In this instance, 'erfuhr' denotes 'went through' or 'underwent' a setback, showing an occurrence of events experienced by the subject.