trovati
/troˈva.ti/
found
Ho trovato i miei occhiali!
I found my glasses!
informal
Found; discovered
I documenti sono stati trovati nella scatola.
The documents were found in the box.
Used as a past participle of 'trovare' (to find).
informal
Met; encountered (people)
Abbiamo trovato degli amici al ristorante.
We met some friends at the restaurant.
Can imply both finding and meeting by chance.
Collocations
trovati insiemefound togethertrovati per casofound by chance
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Pro Tip
Past Participle Usage
'Trovati' is commonly used as a past participle in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho trovato').
Gold Rule
Gender Agreement
As an adjective, 'trovati' must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies (e.g., 'le chiavi trovate').
Word Origin
From the past participle of 'trovare' (to find), from Latin 'tropare' (to find, discover).
Usage Notes
Often used in the past participle form to describe something that has been discovered or encountered.
Word Breakdown
trov
find
root-ati
plural masculine
suffixDizionario Italiano-Inglese