trouves

Trouves is the second-person singular present indicative form of the French verb trouver, meaning "you find." It is used with the subject tu, as in Tu trouves cela difficile. The form reflects the root trouv- and is part of the regular -er verb conjugation in the present tense.

Conjugation and usage: The present tense forms of trouver are je trouve, tu trouves, il/elle trouve, nous trouvons, vous trouvez, ils/elles trouvent. Example: Tu trouves toujours des solutions. The pronunciation of trouves is typically /tʁuv/ in connected speech, with the final -es not pronounced as a separate syllable.

Etymology and related forms: Trouver comes from Old French trover, from Vulgar Latin *trovare, with an ancient link to the Occitan verb trobar. In medieval literature, trobar/ trovar shaped the French term for poets of that era; the medieval groups known as troubadours and trouvères took their names from this root, implying both discovery and the act of composing verse.

Usage notes: Beyond its literal sense of discovering something, trouver (and by extension trouves) is also used in figurative expressions, such as trouver une solution or trouver que, meaning to think or feel that. It is a common verb in everyday French and appears in a wide range of registers.