No. 265 in French
trouver
To find.
In a sentence
J'ai trouvé un portefeuille dans la rue.
I found a wallet in the street.
Here, 'trouver' is used with the meaning 'to find', indicating the discovery or location of an object.
Comment trouves-tu ce film ?
How do you find this movie?
In this sentence, 'trouver' means 'to think of' or 'to assess', indicating asking about someone's opinion.
Elle se trouve souvent à la bibliothèque.
She often finds herself at the library.
Here, 'se trouver' is used reflexively and means 'to be' or 'to be located', referring to someone's presence or location.
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