This is the 4987th most frequent Spanish word.
encontrada
"Encontrada" means "found."
In this sentence, 'encontrada' acts as a past participle of 'encontrar', indicating a solution that has already been found.
La solución encontrada por el equipo fue eficiente.
The solution found by the team was efficient.
Here, 'encontrada' depicts a descriptive state for 'la carta', telling us it was found on the desk.
La carta encontrada en el escritorio estaba dirigida a ti.
The letter found on the desk was addressed to you.
In this context, 'encontrada' is used to signify that the speaker found the explanation, indicating possession or discovery.