ところを 見つかる, this was in a highly reputable dictionary Is this sentence wrong grammatically, or am I missing something? This is an examplensentence from kenkyuusha. More specifically, is an intransitive verb, how is it used with rather than Now i know some motion verbs like can do this, but as far as I know r is not one. If this was an indirect passive, it would have been . So thay is not the case here either. Thanks for the help!

> []{}= "I am found cheating (on the test)."

This sentence is 100% grammatical. If you analyzed it using the grammar of another language, however, it might look as though it were ungrammatical.

, as you stated, is an intransitive verb, but it happens to fall into a group of intransitive verbs that hold the transitive-verb-like characteristics. In particular, these intransitive verbs are used just like transitive verbs in the passive voice with attached to the direct object.

Japanese-learners would need to know that it is far more natural for us to say the sentence above than to say:

> ****

using a real transitive verb in its passive voice form.

This group of intransitive verbs include: []{} = "to be taught"[]{} = "to be blessed with" = "to be told to convey a message or give a present", etc.