Meaning
to find
- to visit (a friend, relative, etc.)
- to contact or get hold of (someone)
- to come by; to come across
In a sentence
Non trovo più le chiavi di casa.
I can't find my house keys anymore.
Hai trovato Marco al telefono ieri?
Did you manage to reach Marco on the phone yesterday?
Domani vado a trovare mia nonna.
Tomorrow I'm going to visit my grandma.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| trovare | infinitive |
| troviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| trovo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| trovate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trovi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trovano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trova | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trovavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trovavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trovavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trovavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trovavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trovava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| trovammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| trovai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| trovaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| trovasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| trovarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| trovò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| troveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| troverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| troverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| troverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| troveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| troverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| troviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| trovi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| troviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trovi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trovino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trovi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trovassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trovassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trovaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trovassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trovassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trovasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| troveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| troverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| trovereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| troveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| troverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| troverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| troviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| trovate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| trova | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| trovando | gerund |
| trovato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'trovare' for discovering something unexpectedly; 'cercare' is for active searching.
- In compound tenses, 'trovare' takes 'avere' (ho trovato), never 'essere'.
- Avoid 'trovare' for 'to meet'—use 'incontrare' instead (e.g., 'I met him' = 'L’ho incontrato').