Bedeutung
To indicate the existence or presence of something or someone.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In many Arab cultures, saying 'Lā yūjad' (It doesn't exist) can be a polite way to decline a request without saying a harsh 'No'. It shifts the blame to the lack of the item rather than the person's willingness to give. While 'yūjad' is taught in schools, Egyptians will almost always use 'fīh' (فيه) in daily life. Using 'yūjad' in a Cairo market might even get you a higher price because you sound like a tourist! In the Levant, the word 'mawjūd' is used frequently to mean 'I am here' or 'I am available'. It's a very warm way to show you are present for someone. The term 'Wājib al-Wujūd' (The Necessary Existent) is a famous theological term for God. This shows how the root of 'yūjad' is central to intellectual history.
The Plural Rule
When talking about plural objects (like books or cars), always use the feminine 'tūjad'. This is a common B1 exam trap!
Avoid 'Indī' Confusion
Don't say 'yūjad' when you mean 'I have'. It's the most common mistake for English speakers.
Bedeutung
To indicate the existence or presence of something or someone.
The Plural Rule
When talking about plural objects (like books or cars), always use the feminine 'tūjad'. This is a common B1 exam trap!
Avoid 'Indī' Confusion
Don't say 'yūjad' when you mean 'I have'. It's the most common mistake for English speakers.
Dialect Awareness
If you use 'yūjad' in a casual setting, people will understand you, but they will know you learned from a textbook.
Negation
Use 'lā' for present tense (lā yūjad) and 'lam yakun' for past tense (lam yakun yūjad).
Teste dich selbst
Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence.
_______ سيارة جديدة في الشارع.
'Sayyāra' (car) is a feminine noun, so we must use the feminine verb form 'Tūjad'.
Fill in the blank with the negative form of 'yūjad' or 'tūjad'.
لا _______ وقت كافٍ لإنهاء العمل.
'Waqt' (time) is masculine, so 'yūjad' is the correct form after the negation 'lā'.
Match the phrase to the correct register.
Which phrase would you use in a formal news report about a protest?
'Muzāhara' (protest) is feminine, and 'tūjad' provides the necessary formal tone for news.
Complete the dialogue between a tourist and a local.
Tourist: هل يوجد صيدلية قريبة؟ Local: نعم، _______ صيدلية في نهاية الشارع.
Since the tourist asked using 'yūjad' (though they should have used 'tūjad'!), the correct grammatical response for the feminine 'saydaliyya' is 'tūjad'.
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Visuelle Lernhilfen
Yūjad vs. Tūjad
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgaben_______ سيارة جديدة في الشارع.
'Sayyāra' (car) is a feminine noun, so we must use the feminine verb form 'Tūjad'.
لا _______ وقت كافٍ لإنهاء العمل.
'Waqt' (time) is masculine, so 'yūjad' is the correct form after the negation 'lā'.
Which phrase would you use in a formal news report about a protest?
'Muzāhara' (protest) is feminine, and 'tūjad' provides the necessary formal tone for news.
Tourist: هل يوجد صيدلية قريبة؟ Local: نعم، _______ صيدلية في نهاية الشارع.
Since the tourist asked using 'yūjad' (though they should have used 'tūjad'!), the correct grammatical response for the feminine 'saydaliyya' is 'tūjad'.
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, but it sounds a bit formal. For example, 'يوجد ضيوف' (There are guests). In casual speech, 'fī' is much more natural.
'Yūjad' is a verb and must agree in gender. 'Hunāka' is an adverb used as 'there is' and is gender-neutral. Both are formal.
The root W-J-D is used extensively, but the specific passive form 'yūjad' is more common in Modern Standard Arabic than in Classical Quranic Arabic.
Use 'kāna yūjad' for masculine and 'kānat tūjad' for feminine.
'Fī' is the dialect version used by 99% of people in daily conversation. 'Yūjad' is for books and news.
Technically, for plural people, you can use 'yūjad' (masculine singular) if the verb comes before the subject, which is standard in VSO order.
Yes, it's very common in shops or on websites to indicate stock availability.
Yes, 'sayūjad' or 'sayakūn hunāka'.
The root is W-J-D (و-ج-د), meaning 'to find'.
Yes, it is used to establish the existence of themes or feelings in modern Arabic poetry.
Verwandte Redewendungen
هناك
synonymThere / There is
موجود
similarPresent / Available
يتوفر
specialized formIs available
ثمة
synonymThere is
حضر
contrastTo attend / To be present
