il trouva

found

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trouv find + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #14,477
found Simple past (passé simple), 3rd person singular; mainly used in writing (stories, literature, history).
FR: Il trouva une vieille clé sous le tapis.
EN: He found an old key under the rug.
Conjugation of trouver
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third trouva trouvèrent

Sami entra dans le stade et trouva un siège.

Sami entered the stadium and found a seat.

Elle le trouva fort mal en point.

She found him in very bad shape.

Un jour, il trouva des soldats au lieu de trésors.

One day, he found soldiers instead of treasures.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Elle trouva un homme blessé.

She found a wounded man.

Il trouva porte close.

He found the door closed.

Personne ne trouva une quelconque raison de critiquer son action.

No one found any reason to criticize his action.

Tom trouva Marie.

Tom found Mary.

Elle trouva ennuyeuse la vie à la campagne.

She found country life boring.

Il trouva difficile de résoudre le problème.

He found it difficult to solve the problem.

Alex trouva réconfort dans les mots de son ami.

Alex found comfort in his friend's words.

Elle trouva un homme mort.

She found a dead man.

Il trouva très difficile d'entretenir la conversation.

He found it very difficult to keep the conversation going.

Tom trouva cela très difficile de respirer.

Tom found it very difficult to breathe.

Il se trouva que ce jour-là c'était mon anniversaire.

It turned out that it was my birthday that day.

Elle trouva son bébé toujours endormi.

She found her baby still asleep.

Il trouva la boîte sous la table.

He found the box under the table.

Mennad trouva cela très difficile.

Mennad found this very difficult.

Il essaya de résoudre le problème qu'il trouva très difficile.

He tried to solve the problem, which he found very difficult.

Il me trouva un taxi.

He found me a taxi.

Il la trouva irrésistible.

He found her irresistible.

On le trouva mystérieusement assassiné.

He was found mysteriously murdered.

Marie le trouva charmant.

Marie found him charming.

Il trouva un chien abandonné dans la forêt.

He found an abandoned dog in the forest.

Tom trouva le chapeau que Marie cherchait au sous-sol.

Tom found the hat Mary was looking for in the basement.

Il se trouva que je n'avais pas d'argent avec moi.

It turned out that I didn’t have any money with me.

Elle trouva un besoin et le remplit.

She found a need and filled it.

Il trouva la porte fermée.

He found the door closed.