признали

admitted, acknowledged, declared, found

p rʲ ɪ z n a lʲ ɪ → признать
при movement toward or attachment; bringing into a state + зна recognize; acknowledge + ли Past plural
verb · plural, past tense Rare #36,551
admitted, acknowledged Past-tense plural form; it can also refer to a singular subject when used with «вы».
RU: Они признали свою ошибку.
EN: They admitted their mistake.
declared, found Used with a person or thing plus an adjective to say that they were officially judged to have that quality.
RU: Судьи признали его невиновным.
EN: The judges found him not guilty.
Conjugation of признать
Indicative past

Вы признали, что совершили ошибку.

You admitted that you made a mistake.

Наши его признали.

Our people recognized him.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Официально они ещё не признали.

They haven't officially recognized it yet.

— Я все еще здесь (2024)

Присяжные признали Тома невиновным.

The jury found Tom not guilty.

Том и Мэри признали, что совершили ошибку.

Tom and Mary admitted that they had made a mistake.

Тома признали невиновным?

Was Tom found not guilty?

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