وَجَدَ (wajada) means to find. It is an assimilated Form I verb from the root و ج د (w-j-d): وَجَدَ (wajada) in the past, يَجِدُ (yajidu) in the present and جِدْ (jid) as a command. The tables below give its full conjugation in all 13 persons, active and passive, vowelled, with its participles and verbal noun.
Every form of wajada on this page comes from the engine behind our Arabic verb conjugator and was checked against Wiktionary's conjugation table for وَجَدَ, which is also the source of its verbal nouns.
Wajada at a glance
| Root | و ج د (w-j-d), starting with the letter wāw |
| Form | Form I, pattern فَعَلَ (faʿala) |
| Verb type | assimilated |
| Past, he | وَجَدَ (wajada) |
| Present, he | يَجِدُ (yajidu) |
| Command, you (one man) | جِدْ (jid) |
| Active participle | وَاجِد (wājid) |
| Passive participle | مَوْجُود (mawjūd) |
| Verbal noun (maṣdar) | وِجْدَان (wijdān), وُجُود (wujūd), وَجْد (wajd), جِدَة (jida) |
Past tense of wajada
The past tense (al-māḍī) of wajada is one stem, wajad-, plus a suffix that carries the person: وَجَدْتُ (wajadtu) for I, وَجَدَتْ (wajadat) for she, وَجَدُوا (wajadū) for they.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | وَجَدْتُ | wajadtu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | وَجَدْنَا | wajadnā |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | وَجَدْتَ | wajadta |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | وَجَدْتِ | wajadti |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | وَجَدْتُمَا | wajadtumā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | وَجَدْتُمْ | wajadtum |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | وَجَدْتُنَّ | wajadtunna |
| he · هو huwa | وَجَدَ | wajada |
| she · هي hiya | وَجَدَتْ | wajadat |
| they two m. · هما humā | وَجَدَا | wajadā |
| they two f. · هما humā | وَجَدَتَا | wajadatā |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | وَجَدُوا | wajadū |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | وَجَدْنَ | wajadna |
Present tense of wajada
The present tense (al-muḍāriʿ) of wajada has no و (w) at all: أَجِدُ (ajidu) for I, يَجِدُ (yajidu) for he, يَجِدُونَ (yajidūna) for they.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَجِدُ | ajidu |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَجِدُ | najidu |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَجِدُ | tajidu |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَجِدِينَ | tajidīna |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَجِدَانِ | tajidāni |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَجِدُونَ | tajidūna |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَجِدْنَ | tajidna |
| he · هو huwa | يَجِدُ | yajidu |
| she · هي hiya | تَجِدُ | tajidu |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَجِدَانِ | yajidāni |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَجِدَانِ | tajidāni |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَجِدُونَ | yajidūna |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَجِدْنَ | yajidna |
Subjunctive and jussive of wajada
Like the present, the subjunctive and the jussive of wajada have no و (w): يَجِدَ (yajida) after لن (lan, will not), يَجِدْ (yajid) after لم (lam, did not).
| Person | Subjunctive | Jussive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | أَجِدَ (ajida) | أَجِدْ (ajid) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | نَجِدَ (najida) | نَجِدْ (najid) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | تَجِدَ (tajida) | تَجِدْ (tajid) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | تَجِدِي (tajidī) | تَجِدِي (tajidī) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | تَجِدَا (tajidā) | تَجِدَا (tajidā) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | تَجِدُوا (tajidū) | تَجِدُوا (tajidū) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | تَجِدْنَ (tajidna) | تَجِدْنَ (tajidna) |
| he · هو huwa | يَجِدَ (yajida) | يَجِدْ (yajid) |
| she · هي hiya | تَجِدَ (tajida) | تَجِدْ (tajid) |
| they two m. · هما humā | يَجِدَا (yajidā) | يَجِدَا (yajidā) |
| they two f. · هما humā | تَجِدَا (tajidā) | تَجِدَا (tajidā) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | يَجِدُوا (yajidū) | يَجِدُوا (yajidū) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | يَجِدْنَ (yajidna) | يَجِدْنَ (yajidna) |
Imperative of wajada
The command loses the و (w) as the present does, so it starts straight on the second root letter: جِدْ (jid) to one man, جِدِي (jidī) to one woman, جِدُوا (jidū) to a group.
| Person | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | جِدْ | jid |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | جِدِي | jidī |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | جِدَا | jidā |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | جِدُوا | jidū |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | جِدْنَ | jidna |
Passive of wajada
In the passive the و (w) comes back: the past is وُجِدَ (wujida), and in the present it merges with the u of the prefix into a long ū: يُوجَدُ (yūjadu).
| Person | Past passive | Present passive |
|---|---|---|
| I · أنا anā | وُجِدْتُ (wujidtu) | أُوجَدُ (ūjadu) |
| we · نحن naḥnu | وُجِدْنَا (wujidnā) | نُوجَدُ (nūjadu) |
| you m.sg. · أنت anta | وُجِدْتَ (wujidta) | تُوجَدُ (tūjadu) |
| you f.sg. · أنت anti | وُجِدْتِ (wujidti) | تُوجَدِينَ (tūjadīna) |
| you dual · أنتما antumā | وُجِدْتُمَا (wujidtumā) | تُوجَدَانِ (tūjadāni) |
| you m.pl. · أنتم antum | وُجِدْتُمْ (wujidtum) | تُوجَدُونَ (tūjadūna) |
| you f.pl. · أنتن antunna | وُجِدْتُنَّ (wujidtunna) | تُوجَدْنَ (tūjadna) |
| he · هو huwa | وُجِدَ (wujida) | يُوجَدُ (yūjadu) |
| she · هي hiya | وُجِدَتْ (wujidat) | تُوجَدُ (tūjadu) |
| they two m. · هما humā | وُجِدَا (wujidā) | يُوجَدَانِ (yūjadāni) |
| they two f. · هما humā | وُجِدَتَا (wujidatā) | تُوجَدَانِ (tūjadāni) |
| they m.pl. · هم hum | وُجِدُوا (wujidū) | يُوجَدُونَ (yūjadūna) |
| they f.pl. · هن hunna | وُجِدْنَ (wujidna) | يُوجَدْنَ (yūjadna) |
Participles and verbal noun of wajada
The active participle follows the pattern fāʿil: وَاجِد (wājid). The passive participle follows mafʿūl: مَوْجُود (mawjūd). Form I verbal nouns follow no single pattern, and Wiktionary lists four for wajada: وِجْدَان (wijdān), وُجُود (wujūd), وَجْد (wajd), جِدَة (jida). Learn them with the verb, or look them up under w-j-d in one of the dictionaries in our guide.
Why wajada conjugates this way
وَجَدَ (wajada) begins with the weak letter و (w), which makes it an assimilated verb. In the Form I present the و (w) drops out (يَجِدُ (yajidu)), and so does the command (جِدْ (jid)). In the past it stays (وَجَدْتُ (wajadtu)). Walada (to give birth to) and waqafa (to stop, to stand still) are assimilated too, and change in the same places.
Wajada in sentences
وجدت عملا.
I found a job.
The verb: وَجَدْتُ (wajadtu), past, I. Source: Tatoeba sentence 11747940 by dididodo (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
لم يجد عملا.
He didn't find work.
The verb: يَجِدْ (yajid), jussive, he. Source: Tatoeba sentence 12827465 by dididodo (CC BY 2.0 FR), unvowelled as published.
Frequently asked questions
What is the present tense of wajada?
The present tense of وَجَدَ (wajada) is يَجِدُ (yajidu) for he, أَجِدُ (ajidu) for I and تَجِدُ (tajidu) for you (one man). The first root letter, و (w), drops out of the present.
What is the maṣdar (verbal noun) of wajada?
وِجْدَان (wijdān), وُجُود (wujūd), وَجْد (wajd), جِدَة (jida), from Wiktionary: Form I verbal nouns have no fixed pattern. The active participle is وَاجِد (wājid), and the passive participle مَوْجُود (mawjūd).
Is wajada a regular verb?
It is regular for an assimilated verb: its first root letter drops out of the present (يَجِدُ (yajidu)) and stays in the past (وَجَدَ (wajada)).