klask

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton clasq, possibly from Vulgar Latin *quaest-, a frequentative of Latin quaero (“I seek, look for”). Cognate with Welsh casglu.

Verb

klask

1. (transitive) to search, look for

   Ti a glaskan gant ul liorzh brasoc'h eget hini ma zi kozh.

   I am looking for a house with a bigger garden than that of my previous house.

2. (intransitive) to try

   Me a glaske lenn al levr-se met an hini n'oa ket dibres.

   I tried to read that book but it wasn't available.

3. (rare, reflexive, intransitive, reflexive form: en em glask) to cope

   O'n em glask emaon !

   I am trying/coping with it!.

Conjugation

Conjugation of klask

Personal forms
	Indicative				Conditional		Imperative
	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Future	Present	Imperfect
1s	klaskan	klasken	klaskis	klaskin	klaskfen	klaskjen	-
2s	klaskez	klaskes	klaskjout	klaski	klaskfes	klaskjes	klask
3s	klask	klaske	klaskas	klasko	klaskfe	klaskje	klasket
1p	klaskomp	klaskemp	klaskjomp	klaskimp	klaskfemp	klaskjemp	klaskomp
2p	klaskit	klaskec'h	klaskjoc'h	klaskot	klaskfec'h	klaskjec'h	klaskit
3p	klaskont	klaskent	klaskjont	klaskint	klaskfent	klaskjent	klaskent
0	klasker	klasked	klaskjod	klaskor	klaskfed	klaskjed	-
Impersonal forms					Mutated forms
Infinitive		klask			Soft mutation after a		a glask-
Present participle		o klask			Mixed mutation after e		e klask-
Past participle		klasket (auxiliary verb: kaout)			Soft mutation after ne/na		ne/na glask-

Noun

klask f

1. a try, an attempt

   en ur glask + verb.

   trying to + verb.

   En ur glask lenn da levr ez eus bet graet goap ouzhin gantañ.

   I was being laughed at while I was trying to read your book.

Inflection

  Mutation of klask  

Breton consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
klask	glask	c'hlask	unchanged	unchanged