This is the 492nd most frequent Turkish word.
buldu
"Buldu" means "found" in English.
In this sentence, 'buldu' is the past tense of 'bulmak' (to find) and indicates that Ali found his bag.
Ali çantasını sonunda buldu.
Ali finally found his bag.
Here, 'buldu' is part of a subordinate clause expressing past tense experience of finding.
Yeni bir iş bulduğuma çok seviniyorum.
I am very happy that I found a new job.
In this case, 'buldu' refers to finding a solution, demonstrating the verb's use for achieving an abstract goal.