trouver — to find; to retrieve something lost, turn up something hidden, or encounter something previously unknown to one; to find (something to be the case); to think or consider (something to be so)
trouver is the #78 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to find; to retrieve something lost, turn up something hidden, or encounter something previously unknown to one; to find (something to be the case); to think or consider (something to be so)” and is pronounced /tʁu.ve/.
#78frequency rank
0.13%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of trouver
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| trouver | infinitive | to find |
| trouvant | -ing form | finding |
| trouvé | past participle | found |
| trouve | I · present | I find |
| trouves | you · present | you find |
| trouve | he/she · present | he/she finds |
| trouvons | we · present | we find |
| trouvez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) find |
| trouvent | they · present | they find |
| trouvais | I · imperfect | I used to find |
| trouvais | you · imperfect | you used to find |
| trouvait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to find |
| trouvions | we · imperfect | we used to find |
| trouviez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to find |
| trouvaient | they · imperfect | they used to find |
| trouvai | I · past | I found |
| trouvas | you · past | you found |
| trouva | he/she · past | he/she found |
| trouvâmes | we · past | we found |
| trouvâtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) found |
| trouvèrent | they · past | they found |
| trouverai | I · future | I will find |
| trouveras | you · future | you will find |
| trouvera | he/she · future | he/she will find |
| trouverons | we · future | we will find |
| trouverez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will find |
| trouveront | they · future | they will find |
| trouverais | I · conditional | I would find |
| trouverais | you · conditional | you would find |
| trouverait | he/she · conditional | he/she would find |
| trouverions | we · conditional | we would find |
| trouveriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would find |
| trouveraient | they · conditional | they would find |
| trouve | I · subjunctive present | (that) I find |
| trouves | you · subjunctive present | (that) you find |
| trouve | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she find |
| trouvions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we find |
| trouviez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) find |
| trouvent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they find |
| trouvasse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I found |
| trouvasses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you found |
| trouvât | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she found |
| trouvassions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we found |
| trouvassiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) found |
| trouvassent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they found |
| trouve | you · command | find! |
| trouvons | we · command | find! (to several) |
| trouvez | you (pl.) · command | find! (to several) |