Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "למצוא" (limtzo)
למצוא
limtzo
to find
Root (שורש)
מ.צ.א
m.tz.a
Binyan (בניין)
Pa'al (קל)
Tenses
4 forms
הווה — Present Tense
The present tense has 4 forms based on gender and number. It also functions as the active participle. No person distinction — context and pronouns clarify the subject.
| Form | Hebrew | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine sg. | מוצא | motze |
| Feminine sg. | מוצאת | motzet |
| Masculine pl. | מוצאים | motz'im |
| Feminine pl. | מוצאות | motz'ot |
עבר — Past Tense
Past tense is formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. Distinguishes person, number, and gender (in 2nd/3rd person singular).
| Pronoun | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| אני | ani | מצאתי | matzati |
| אתה | ata | מצאת | matzata |
| את | at | מצאת | matzat |
| הוא | hu | מצא | matza |
| היא | hi | מצאה | matz'a |
| אנחנו | anakhnu | מצאנו | matzanu |
| אתם | atem | מצאתם | matzatem |
| הם/הן | hem/hen | מצאו | matz'u |
עתיד — Future Tense
Future tense is formed by adding prefixes (and sometimes suffixes) to the verb stem. The prefix indicates person: א- (I), ת- (you/she), י- (he/they), נ- (we).
| Pronoun | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| אני | ani | אמצא | emtza |
| אתה | ata | תמצא | timtza |
| את | at | תמצאי | timtz'i |
| הוא | hu | ימצא | yimtza |
| היא | hi | תמצא | timtza |
| אנחנו | anakhnu | נמצא | nimtza |
| אתם | atem | תמצאו | timtz'u |
| הם/הן | hem/hen | ימצאו | yimtz'u |
ציווי — Imperative
Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.
| Form | Hebrew | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine sg. | מצא | mtza |
| Feminine sg. | מצאי | mitz'i |
| Plural | מצאו | mitz'u |
Example Sentences (דוגמאות)
!מצאתי את זה
Matzati et ze!
I found it!
.אני לא מוצא את המפתח
Ani lo motze et ha-mafte'akh.
I can't find the key.
.נמצא פתרון
Nimtza pitaron.
We'll find a solution.