No. 329 in Catalan
troba
"Troba" in Catalan means "finds" (third-person singular form of the verb "trobar").
In a sentence
Si us plau, troba les claus que he perdut.
Please, find the keys I have lost.
In this sentence, 'troba' is the imperative form of the verb 'trobar', meaning 'to find'. It is used here to give a command or request.
Ella sempre es troba amb els seus amics els divendres.
She always meets up with her friends on Fridays.
Here, 'es troba' is the reflexive form of the verb 'trobar'. It is used to indicate that the subject 'meets up' with others.
Què trobes d'aquest llibre?
What do you think of this book?
In this context, 'trobes' is the second person singular present form of 'trobar', used in a more abstract sense meaning 'to think' or 'to feel' about something.
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