How to Say "they discover" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “they discover” is “encuentran” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Mis padres siempre encuentran un buen restaurante.
My parents always find a good restaurant.
¿Ustedes encuentran la solución al problema?
Do you (formal plural) find the solution to the problem?
Los científicos encuentran evidencia de agua en el planeta.
The scientists find evidence of water on the planet.
The 'O' to 'UE' Change
Notice that the 'o' in the middle of the verb stem changes to 'ue' (encontro -> encuentran). This happens in most forms, but not in the 'we' (nosotros) or 'you all' (vosotros) forms.
Subject Match
This form 'encuentran' is only used when the subject is plural: 'they' (ellos/ellas) or the formal 'you all' (ustedes).
Forgetting the Stem Change
Mistake: “Mis amigos *encontran* un buen precio.”
Correction: Mis amigos **encuentran** un buen precio. Remember the 'ue' sound!
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