מצא

Aramaic

Verb

מצא • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be able

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
מ־צ־א‎ (m-ṣ-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 מָצָאתִי‎מָצָאנוּ‎
second מָצָאתָ‎מָצָאת‎מְצָאתֶם‎1מְצָאתֶן‎1
third מָצָאמָצְאָה‎מָצְאוּ‎
present מוֹצֵא‎מוֹצֵאת‎מוֹצְאִים‎מוֹצְאוֹת‎
future first אֶמְצָא‎נִמְצָא‎
second תִּמְצָא‎תִּמְצְאִי‎תִּמְצְאוּ‎תִּמְצֶאנָה‎2
third יִמְצָא‎תִּמְצָא‎יִמְצְאוּ‎תִּמְצֶאנָה‎2
imperative מְצָאמִצְאִי‎מִצְאוּ‎מְצֶאנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced מָצָאתֶם‎ and מָצָאתֶן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

References
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