The Sorbonne ,a famous university,is located on the left side of the river.为什么要用is located,为什么不能用locates?

The Sorbonne ,a famous university,is located on the left side of the river.为什么要用is located,为什么不能用locates?

be located +地点,固定用法.locate是作为及物动词来用的

因为Sorbonne是一个地点，它是”被“建立在河的左边。
被。。。是 be+动词过去式

被动语态 被坐落于 用locates 要改变句式 locates in somewhere