se trouver

/sə tʁuve/

to be located

Où se trouve la bibliothèque ?

Where is the library located?

general

To be located or situated in a particular place

Paris se trouve en France.

Paris is located in France.

Je me suis trouvé dans une situation difficile.

I found myself in a difficult situation.

Can also mean 'to find oneself' in a certain state or situation.

general

To be in a certain state or condition

Il se trouve que je connais cette personne.

As it happens, I know this person.

Used to express that something is the case by chance or coincidence.

Collocations

to end up in a situation

Use 'se trouver' for both physical location and abstract states. For example, 'Je me trouve fatigué' means 'I feel tired'.

'Se trouver' is reflexive, meaning it describes an action done to oneself. Do not use the non-reflexive form 'trouver' for this meaning.

From Old French 'trouver' (to find) and the reflexive pronoun 'se'.

The reflexive form 'se trouver' is commonly used to describe location or state. The non-reflexive 'trouver' means 'to find' something or someone.

reflexive pronoun

prefix

trouver

to find

root

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