"Dove si trovava lei in quel momento?"

Translation: Where was she in that moment?

[gardendave]

"Trovarsi," the reflexive is to be located or to find oneself.

[yttap09]

Why isn't the verb "trovare" in this sentence translation at all? At the very least, wouldn't it be "Where was she being found in that moment"?
Is this all idiomatic?

[Shirin-Rose]

I wrote "where did she find herself in that moment" and was marked correct.

[yttap09]

yes,I see that.

[confusedbeetle]

me too

[megan.damon]

It isn't clear to me why or if "lei" is needed in this sentence. Is it only there for clarity? Without it the sentence could be for either gender, yes?

[Blomeley]

That's right about the gender. WIthout the 'lei' it could also mean something like "Where would one find oneself at that moment" (which has quite a different hypothetical type of meaning) as the 'si' could also be the impersonal pronoun in that case.

[PhilZam]

Perhaps lei out of position creates some emphasis on SHE. It a book it might be italacised

[ZapFairy]

OH!

[mginius]

Why is it not correct 'where were you in that moment'?I translated 'lei' as the formal form of 'tu'...

[maybee476]

i guess then it should have been not 'lei', but 'Lei'

[mginius]

Now I've got it. Thank you very much. And I'm a native guy!! Maybe it's time to enforce my Italian.... XD

[silkwarrior]

don't worry - Brits have so many issues with their own language thanks for the honesty :)