מצא

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Aramaic

Verb

מצא • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be able

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־צ־א (m-ts-ʾ)

Compare Ge'ez መጽአ (mäṣʾä, “to come”).

Pronunciation

Verb

מָצָא • (matsá) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִמְצָא)

  1. to find

Conjugation

Conjugation of מָצָא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first מָצָאתִי מָצָאנוּ
second מָצָאתָ מָצָאת מְצָאתֶם1 מְצָאתֶן1
third מָצָא מָצְאָה מָצְאוּ
present מוֹצֵא מוֹצֵאת מוֹצְאִים מוֹצְאוֹת
future first אֶמְצָא נִמְצָא
second תִּמְצָא תִּמְצְאִי תִּמְצְאוּ תִּמְצֶאנָה2
third יִמְצָא תִּמְצָא יִמְצְאוּ תִּמְצֶאנָה2
imperative מְצָא מִצְאִי מִצְאוּ מְצֶאנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced מָצָאתֶם and מָצָאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

References

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