trouvé

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/tʁu.ve/trouver

verbPart1stPastSing

found

discovered

located

J'ai enfin trouvé ton compte sur Insta.

I finally found your Instagram account.

Synonyms:découvert, repéré, retrouvé

adjectivemasculine

clever

apt

well-chosen (of a remark or idea)

C'est bien trouvé comme excuse, mais j'y crois pas.

That's a clever excuse, but I don't believe it.

Synonyms:pertinent, ingénieux, bien vu

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Trouvé means "found." It is the past participle of the verb "trouver" (to find). It can function as part of a compound tense or as an adjective.

USAGE

It's commonly used in compound tenses with "avoir": "J'ai trouvé mon portefeuille." (I found my wallet.) As an adjective, it describes a noun: "l'objet trouvé" (the found object).

TRAPS

As an adjective, trouvé must agree in gender and number: "une solution trouvée" (a found solution), "des documents trouvés" (found documents). In compound tenses with "avoir," it only agrees if the direct object precedes the verb: "La réponse que j'ai trouvée."