when you find someone to be something...

[shruti]

How does that work?

For example:

I find him attractive.

He was found guilty.

[Tomisimo]

I'd probably say something like this:

He was found guilty. - Lo hallaron culpable.
I find him attractive. - Lo veo atractivo.

[shruti]

So it varies by situation?

Is it wrong to say, for example,

Ellos encontraron al acusado culpable

?

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by shruti

So it varies by situation?

Is it wrong to say, for example,

Ellos encontraron al acusado culpable

?

Sorry for the slow response

I'm not a native speaker, but to me encontraron sounds more like physicaly finding something/someone and hallaron has a more figurative feeling too it (although it can also be used as a sinonym for encontrar.)

[atnbueno]

Native here.

The two particular cases could be:
He was found guilty. - Lo declararon/hallaron culpable.
I find him attractive. - Lo considero/encuentro atractivo.

[Tomisimo]

Thanks for the expert help atnbueno. Nice to have input from a native speaker