찾아

찾아

"찾아" means "to search" or "to find."

Here, '찾아' is used in the past tense form '찾았어요' to express the act of finding something.

나는 새로운 책을 찾았어요.

I found a new book.

In this sentence, '찾는' is the present tense participle form of '찾다', describing the location being sought after.

친구를 만나러 우리가 함께 찾는 장소에 갔어요.

We went to the place we were looking for together to meet a friend.

Here, '찾다' conveys the meaning of reconnecting or re-establishing contact with someone.

오랜 친구를 다시 찾게 되어 기뻤어요.

I was delighted to reconnect with an old friend.