• The subject pronoun and reflexive pronoun must agree (e.g., elle se trouve, nous nous trouvons).
• Se trouver can be followed by a preposition like à or dans to specify location.
• Do not confuse se trouver au chômage (to find oneself unemployed) with a physical location; it's a figurative use.

Examples

• Trouver
• Je trouve mes clés.* — I find my keys.
• Il a trouvé un emploi.* — He found a job.
• Nous trouvons ce livre intéressant.* — We find this book interesting.

• Se trouver (location)
• Le musée se trouve à Paris.* — The museum is located in Paris.
• Où se trouve la bibliothèque?* — Where is the library located?
• Le restaurant se trouve dans cette rue.* — The restaurant is on this street.

• Se trouver (state or condition)
• Elle se trouve en difficulté.* — She finds herself in difficulty.
• Nous nous trouvons fatigués.* — We find ourselves tired.
• Il se trouve au chômage.* — He is currently unemployed (literally “he finds himself unemployed”).

Summary

• Use trouver when talking about finding, discovering, or considering something.
• Use se trouver when talking about the physical location of something or describing a state/situation someone is in.
• Remember that se trouver is reflexive and changes meaning depending on the context (literal location vs. figurative state).