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2022-04-15 23:29:46 UTC
Secondo i dizionari italiani, si tratta di un verbo intransitivo
pronominale.
https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/trovare/
https://dizionario.internazionale.it/parola/trovarsi
https://www.grandidizionari.it/Dizionario_Italiano/parola/T/trovare_2.aspx?query=trovare+(2)
Secondo i dizionari inglesi però "find" (oneself) è transitivo.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find
3b: to perceive (oneself) to be in a certain place or condition
found himself in prison awaiting deportation
found himself on the verge of bankruptcy
https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=find
11b. To perceive (oneself) to be in a specific place or condition:
found herself at home that night; found himself drawn to the stranger.
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/find
1.2 find oneself Discover oneself to be in a surprising or unexpected
situation.
‘phobia sufferers often find themselves virtual prisoners in their own
home’
More example sentences
‘Mum Julie says that if her daughter had known where to go for advice
she might not have found herself in this situation.’
‘I find myself very much in agreement with the underlying principles of
the bill.’
‘At age 14, she found herself a national and international heroine, and
graced the covers of Sports Illustrated and Newsweek Magazine.’
‘In 1999, he found himself at the heart of Government when he was
invited to cater for an Anglo-Italian summit.’
‘She suddenly found herself alone on Friday nights watching sappy
movies and crying her eyes out.’
‘A series of jobs followed, until, inexorably, he found himself back
where he started, behind the counter at a Chinese takeaway.’
‘Mum perches on the edge of Thomas's bed and laughs at the outrageous
situation we've found ourselves in.’
‘Although she was lucky not to have been separated from her son, Noreen
was shocked by the situation they found themselves in.’
‘Over the past few months, I've found myself in some tricky situations
because of email.’
‘They misread the situation and found themselves, along with others who
did so, excommunicated by the rest of the world.’
‘Of course, there is much anger and confusion, suspicion and mistrust
among fans as to why the club has found itself in this do-or-die
situation.’
‘He tells them often about the privileged situation they have found
themselves in.’
‘Mr Parkin said another problem was that officers now found themselves
in more aggressive situations.’
‘How do you think that you would act if you found yourself in a
situation where your wife/husband was having an affair repeatedly?’
‘In this situation, parody finds itself without a vocation; it has
lived, and that strange new thing pastiche comes to take its place.’
‘He did however win some support in his retort to one opponent ‘when
you've found yourself in the same situation as me, then we can argue
over this’.’
‘That is a situation Chorley have found themselves in many times over
the last couple of years.’
‘Mr Whaley, however, insisted he had just done what anyone else would
have if they had found themselves in that situation.’
‘Have you ever found yourself in a situation that embarrassed you and
it was not by any means your fault?’
‘If they didn't buy all those fancy things, they wouldn't find
themselves on the verge of bankruptcy.’
La domanda è: il diverso inquadramento dipende da un uso diverso o da
diverse convenzioni rispetto a ciò che i grammatici catalogano come
verbi transitivi o intransitivi?
pronominale.
https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/trovare/
https://dizionario.internazionale.it/parola/trovarsi
https://www.grandidizionari.it/Dizionario_Italiano/parola/T/trovare_2.aspx?query=trovare+(2)
Secondo i dizionari inglesi però "find" (oneself) è transitivo.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find
3b: to perceive (oneself) to be in a certain place or condition
found himself in prison awaiting deportation
found himself on the verge of bankruptcy
https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=find
11b. To perceive (oneself) to be in a specific place or condition:
found herself at home that night; found himself drawn to the stranger.
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/find
1.2 find oneself Discover oneself to be in a surprising or unexpected
situation.
‘phobia sufferers often find themselves virtual prisoners in their own
home’
More example sentences
‘Mum Julie says that if her daughter had known where to go for advice
she might not have found herself in this situation.’
‘I find myself very much in agreement with the underlying principles of
the bill.’
‘At age 14, she found herself a national and international heroine, and
graced the covers of Sports Illustrated and Newsweek Magazine.’
‘In 1999, he found himself at the heart of Government when he was
invited to cater for an Anglo-Italian summit.’
‘She suddenly found herself alone on Friday nights watching sappy
movies and crying her eyes out.’
‘A series of jobs followed, until, inexorably, he found himself back
where he started, behind the counter at a Chinese takeaway.’
‘Mum perches on the edge of Thomas's bed and laughs at the outrageous
situation we've found ourselves in.’
‘Although she was lucky not to have been separated from her son, Noreen
was shocked by the situation they found themselves in.’
‘Over the past few months, I've found myself in some tricky situations
because of email.’
‘They misread the situation and found themselves, along with others who
did so, excommunicated by the rest of the world.’
‘Of course, there is much anger and confusion, suspicion and mistrust
among fans as to why the club has found itself in this do-or-die
situation.’
‘He tells them often about the privileged situation they have found
themselves in.’
‘Mr Parkin said another problem was that officers now found themselves
in more aggressive situations.’
‘How do you think that you would act if you found yourself in a
situation where your wife/husband was having an affair repeatedly?’
‘In this situation, parody finds itself without a vocation; it has
lived, and that strange new thing pastiche comes to take its place.’
‘He did however win some support in his retort to one opponent ‘when
you've found yourself in the same situation as me, then we can argue
over this’.’
‘That is a situation Chorley have found themselves in many times over
the last couple of years.’
‘Mr Whaley, however, insisted he had just done what anyone else would
have if they had found themselves in that situation.’
‘Have you ever found yourself in a situation that embarrassed you and
it was not by any means your fault?’
‘If they didn't buy all those fancy things, they wouldn't find
themselves on the verge of bankruptcy.’
La domanda è: il diverso inquadramento dipende da un uso diverso o da
diverse convenzioni rispetto a ciò che i grammatici catalogano come
verbi transitivi o intransitivi?