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find in Somali

hel[1][2][3]

To get, receive, obtain, find, win, achieve, or reach

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Reviewed August 25, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

hel[1][2][3]

To get, receive, obtain, find, win, achieve, or reach

laga hel[1][2]

To be found or occur in a place

Useful combinations

Common phrases with find

find or get

hel[1][2][3]

be found

laga hel[1][2]

find water

biyo ka hel[3]

Real usage

Example sentences

We find water in many places.

grammar example

Waxa aan biyaha ka helnaa meelo badan.[3]

This picture shows us the places where we can find water.

grammar example

Sawirkani waxa uu ina tusayaa meelaha aynu biyaha ka helno.[3]

Did all of us find the same answers?

grammar example

Dhammaanteen ma waxa aynu helnay jawaabo isku-mid ah?[3]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Hel covers get and find

Zorc lists hel with a broad range of meanings: get, receive, obtain, find, win, achieve, and reach. Learner examples often translate hel as get or find depending on the English context.[1][2][3]

Questions

Questions about find in Somali

How do you say find in Somali?

Find is usually hel in Somali. For be found or occur somewhere, use laga hel.

Evidence

References checked

  1. [1] Somali-English Dictionary (R. David Zorc)

    Checked hel as get, receive, obtain, find, win, achieve, reach; helitaan as discovery/finding; and laga hel as occur or be found.

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  2. [2] English to Somali Finder List (R. David Zorc)

    Checked English finder entries for find, be found, and occur.

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  3. [3] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)

    Checked hel-aa as finds/gets and learner examples about finding water and finding the same answers.

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