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trovar

Ido edit

Etymology edit

From Esperanto trovi, from French trouver and Italian trovare.

Verb edit

trovar (present tense trovas, past tense trovis, future tense trovos, imperative trovez, conditional trovus)

  1. to find

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of trovar
  present past future
infinitive trovar trovir trovor
tense trovas trovis trovos
conditional trovus
imperative trovez
adjective active participle trovanta trovinta trovonta
adverbial active participle trovante trovinte trovonte
nominal active participle singular trovanto trovinto trovonto
plural trovanti trovinti trovonti
adjective passive participle trovata trovita trovota
adverbial passive participle trovate trovite trovote
nominal passive participle singular trovato trovito trovoto
plural trovati troviti trovoti

Interlingua edit

Verb edit

trovar

  1. to find

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of trovar
infinitive trovar
participle present perfect
trovante trovate
active simple perfect
present trova ha trovate
past trovava habeva trovate
future trovara habera trovate
conditional trovarea haberea trovate
imperative trova
passive simple perfect
present es trovate ha essite trovate
past esseva trovate habeva essite trovate
future essera trovate habera essite trovate
conditional esserea trovate haberea essite trovate
imperative sia trovate

Italian edit

Verb edit

trovar (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of trovare

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese trobar, borrowed from Old Occitan trobar, which was inherited from Vulgar Latin *tropāre, from Latin tropus. Cognate with Galician trobar.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: tro‧var

Verb edit

trovar (first-person singular present trovo, first-person singular preterite trovei, past participle trovado)

  1. to compose verses or songs
  2. (Rio Grande do Sul) to flirt with
    Tava trovando aquela guria, mas não deu certo. ― I was flirting with that girl, but it didn't go well.

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of trovar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal trovar
Personal trovar trovares trovar trovarmos trovardes trovarem
Gerund
trovando
Past participle
Masculine trovado trovados
Feminine trovada trovadas
Indicative
Present trovo trovas trova trovamos trovais trovam
Imperfect trovava trovavas trovava trovávamos trováveis trovavam
Preterite trovei trovaste trovou trovamos1, trovámos2 trovastes trovaram
Pluperfect trovara trovaras trovara trováramos trováreis trovaram
Future trovarei trovarás trovará trovaremos trovareis trovarão
Conditional trovaria trovarias trovaria trovaríamos trovaríeis trovariam
Subjunctive
Present trove troves trove trovemos troveis trovem
Imperfect trovasse trovasses trovasse trovássemos trovásseis trovassem
Future trovar trovares trovar trovarmos trovardes trovarem
Imperative
Affirmative trova trove trovemos trovai trovem
Negative (não) não troves não trove não trovemos não troveis não trovem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish trobar, from Old Occitan trobar, from Vulgar Latin *tropāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tɾoˈbaɾ/ [t̪ɾoˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tro‧var

Verb edit

trovar (first-person singular present trovo, first-person singular preterite trové, past participle trovado)

  1. (transitive) to versify, write poetry about something
  2. (transitive) to misconstrue (figurative use)
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to find, encounter, come across
    Synonyms: encontrar, hallar, pillar
    • ca. 1793-7, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Viaje a Italia :
      Una dama que se halla a pie y sola en medio de un bosque quisiera trovar un comodo para volverse a la ciudad, esto es, una proporción de carruage que pueda conducirla.
      A lady who finds herself on foot and alone in the middle of a forest would like to find a couch with which to go back to the city, that is, any type of carriage that will drive her there.

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of trovar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive trovar
gerund trovando
past participle masculine feminine
singular trovado trovada
plural trovados trovadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present trovo trovastú
trovásvos 		trova trovamos trováis trovan
imperfect trovaba trovabas trovaba trovábamos trovabais trovaban
preterite trové trovaste trovó trovamos trovasteis trovaron
future trovaré trovarás trovará trovaremos trovaréis trovarán
conditional trovaría trovarías trovaría trovaríamos trovaríais trovarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present trove trovestú
trovésvos2 		trove trovemos trovéis troven
imperfect
(ra) 		trovara trovaras trovara trováramos trovarais trovaran
imperfect
(se) 		trovase trovases trovase trovásemos trovaseis trovasen
future1 trovare trovares trovare trováremos trovareis trovaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative trovatú
trovávos 		trove trovemos trovad troven
negative no troves no trove no trovemos no trovéis no troven

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of trovar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive trovar
dative trovarme trovarte trovarle, trovarse trovarnos trovaros trovarles, trovarse
accusative trovarme trovarte trovarlo, trovarla, trovarse trovarnos trovaros trovarlos, trovarlas, trovarse
with gerund trovando
dative trovándome trovándote trovándole, trovándose trovándonos trovándoos trovándoles, trovándose
accusative trovándome trovándote trovándolo, trovándola, trovándose trovándonos trovándoos trovándolos, trovándolas, trovándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative trova
dative tróvame tróvate tróvale tróvanos not used tróvales
accusative tróvame tróvate tróvalo, tróvala tróvanos not used tróvalos, tróvalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative trová
dative trovame trovate trovale trovanos not used trovales
accusative trovame trovate trovalo, trovala trovanos not used trovalos, trovalas
with formal second-person singular imperative trove
dative tróveme not used tróvele, tróvese tróvenos not used tróveles
accusative tróveme not used tróvelo, tróvela, tróvese tróvenos not used tróvelos, tróvelas
with first-person plural imperative trovemos
dative not used trovémoste trovémosle trovémonos trovémoos trovémosles
accusative not used trovémoste trovémoslo, trovémosla trovémonos trovémoos trovémoslos, trovémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative trovad
dative trovadme not used trovadle trovadnos trovaos trovadles
accusative trovadme not used trovadlo, trovadla trovadnos trovaos trovadlos, trovadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative troven
dative tróvenme not used tróvenle tróvennos not used tróvenles, tróvense
accusative tróvenme not used tróvenlo, tróvenla tróvennos not used tróvenlos, tróvenlas, tróvense

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