Breakdown of وجد ماء فشربه.
هhu
his / him (object) / it (dummy pronoun after لأن)
شربshariba
to drink
ماءmaa'
water
وجدwajada
to find / to exist, there is (passive)
فfa
so, then / for (giving a reason)
Questions & Answers about وجد ماء فشربه.
Where is the word for "so" in this sentence?
The word for "so" is the single letter فـ (fa-) attached to the beginning of the second verb, making فشربه (so he drank it). Unlike English, this conjunction is always connected directly to the word that follows it.
Does the conjunction فـ mean "so" or "and then"?
It can mean both! The prefix فـ is used to show a sequence of events or a direct cause-and-effect. Here, because finding the water directly caused him to drink it, "so" is the best translation in English.
Where is the word for "he" in وجد and شربه?
In Arabic, the basic past tense form of a verb already has "he" built into it. So وجد means "he found" and شرب means "he drank" all by themselves. You don't need to add the separate word for "he" (هو) in this sentence.
Why does the sentence end with the attached pronoun ـه (-hu) if that usually means "him"?
The attached pronoun ـه at the end of فشربه refers back to the water (ماء). Because ماء is a masculine word in Arabic, you must use the masculine object pronoun to say you drank it. It literally translates to "so he drank him", which we understand as "so he drank it" in English.
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