"L'ho trovata."

Translation: I have found her.

[italiaoo]

Does "trovata" tell us, that the speaker (I) is female?

Can it also mean "I have found him"?

[Viaggiatore]

The A on trovatA tells us that the person found is feminine. You can't tell anything about the subject.

[formaggiamente]

Thanks a lot! So without the l' truncation, it would be "la ho trovata", right?

[SamanthaAl46580]

Can you give other examples/ parsings of this word that would result in another meaning?

[itastudent]

It can't mean "I have found him", but it can mean ""I have found it"

[italiaoo]

Thanks.

[kaitcp]

I put that as my answer and was marked wrong! Very frustrating because I know it very well could mean "I have found it" if the object is a feminine object!

[ivan802653]

I have put "I have found it" and it has been accepted. June 2021

[Martin135869]

It can also mean an object with feminine gramattical gender. If you look for a lost sock and finally find it, you say: "La calza! L'ho trovata!"

[italiaoo]

Hi Viaggiatore, hi itastudent,

In the sentence "Sono arrivata qui proprio adesso." f.formica wrote a comment because of "arrivata": the participle after the verb essere is flected according to the subject, so it must be a feminine singular. which means in that sentence "arrivata" tells us that the person who arrived, the "I" is a woman.

How do I know whether a participle agrees with the subject or the object? Thanks!

[italiaoo]

Ah, there is the answer: http://www.duolingo.com/comment/271063

[PattyinRoma]

That posting was great! Thanks for the link!

[Fariba.R]

why "ho trovata"??
why not " ho trovato"??

[sharkbbb]

With direct object pronoun + avere, the past participle takes the gender and number of the direct object. This is mandatory for lo/l'/la/li/le and usually for "ne", but it's optional for mi/ti/ci/vi:

• Lo ho trovato = I (have) found him/it
• L'ho trovato = I (have) found him/it
• L'ho trovata = I (have) found her/it
• La ho trovata = I (have) found her/it
• Li ho trovati = I (have) found them (masculine or mixed)
• Le ho trovate = I (have) found them (feminine)
• Ne ho trovato = I (have) found some of it (masculine)
• Ne ho trovata = I (have) found some of it (feminine)

[Mobjack]

Quindi, what is the difference between the above sentences "L'ho trovata." and "La ho trovata."? Are they both saying the same thing?

[sharkbbb]

They are equivalent. "L'ho trovata" is used much more often both spoken and written.

[Zaynab64]

This is one of the clearest, most helpful explanations I've ever read. Thank you very much! Keep up the great work!!

[Fariba.R]

grazie!

[stuart.hol2]

The new voice makes Trovata sound like Provata. Both at full speed and slowed down.

[MLC16]

i agree, i wrote provata and was surprised it was wrong... i listened to it several times but still hear provata and not trovata!

[marvin414]

what the difference between trovato and trovata

[ThomasHell2]

See SharkBBB's excellent review above.

[marleenschaekers]

i wonder why we have to use the word "trovare" ...i learned in eveningclasses that trovare means " to visit ", f.i. vado a Milano per trovare mio figlio ....... i have never seen it being translated as "to find someone".

[s84606]

Trovare, when alone, actually means "to find". It becomes "To visit" when combined with "andare" ("Andare a trovare"), like in your example.

[marleenschaekers]

grazie, ho capito !

[lucaturilli]

How can it be 'I found it.'?

[Klaas_Damsko]

"I have found it" is also a correct translation (15aug15)

[MariaIramendy]

Why I met her is wrong?

[Tommy556270]

How about 'I found her'?

[George250363]

The last 2 sentences of the paragraph/book:
1. The last time I saw her she had the bag of gold.
2.a I have found it!
2.b I have found her!

[DecoyPhone]

Could this be "I have found HIM"? If not, why not?

[SamanthaAl46580]

Why does this require a direct object? How can you tell it's feminine???