eine Erklärung finden
to find an explanation
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In a sentence
Der Physiker findet eine Erklärung für das seltsame Phänomen.
How it is used
Means 'to find an explanation' for a puzzling situation. Neutral register. Use when you finally understand why something happened, e.g., after troubleshooting a tech issue at work. Common mistake: confusing 'finden' (discover) with 'geben' (provide).
Other verbs that go with Erklärung
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- eine Erklärung abgebento make a formal statement/declaration
- eine Erklärung gebento give an explanation/statement
- eine Erklärung verlangento demand an explanation
- jdm. eine Erklärung schuldento owe someone an explanation
All collocations with Erklärung
Other collocations built on finden
- Anerkennung finden bei+Dat.to receive recognition/approval from a group
- Anklang findento meet with approval
- Anwendung findento be used/applied
- Anschluss findento find connections/integrate
- Aufnahme findento be admitted
- Beachtung findento receive attention
- Beifall findento meet with approval
- Berücksichtigung findento be taken into consideration
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