❶見つける, 見いだす
find a key
♔基本find a key
鍵かぎを見つける
⦣ find+名詞.
find a dime on the floor
find a dime on the floor
床ゆかの上に10セントが落ちているのを見つける
He finds a part-time job every summer.
He finds a part-time job every summer.
毎年夏に彼はアルバイトを見つける.
He found me a good seat.=He found a good seat for me.
He found me a good seat.=He found a good seat for me.
彼は私によい座席を見つけてくれた.
⦣ 前の文はfind AB で「AにBを見つけてやる」.
Gold was found in California in 1848.
Gold was found in California in 1848.
1848年にカリフォルニアで金が発見された.
⦣ 受け身の文. was助動❷
❷(~してみて)~とわかる; find that ~ で~であることがわかる
find the book interesting
♔基本find the book interesting
その本を(読んでみて)おもしろいとわかる
✓POINT
find AB (形容詞)で「AがBであるとわかる」. find an interesting book は「おもしろい本を見つける」.
I found him asleep [dead].
I found him asleep [dead].
(見ると)彼が眠ねむって[死んで]いるのがわかった[彼は眠って[死んで]いた].
He was found dead.
He was found dead.
彼は死んでい(るのが発見され)た.
I found him honest [friendly].
I found him honest [friendly].
(どうかと思ったら)彼は正直[好意的]だった.
I found it difficult [easy] to climb the tree.
I found it difficult [easy] to climb the tree.
その木に登ることは(困難[簡単]だとわかった)困難[簡単]だった.
⦣ it=不定詞 to climb (登ること)以下. to ❾の①
If you talk to him, you'll find that he is a good man.
If you talk to him, you'll find that he is a good man.
彼と話してみれば, 彼がいい人だということがわかるでしょう.