canfod

Welsh

Etymology

From can- +‎ bod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanvɔd/
• Rhymes: -anvɔd

Verb

canfod (first-person singular present canfyddaf)

1. (transitive) to perceive, to see, to discern

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present/future	canfyddaf	canfyddi	cyferfydd	canfyddwn	canfyddwch	canfyddant	canfyddir
imperfect/conditional	canfyddwn	canfyddit	canfyddai	canfyddem	canfyddech	canfyddent	canfyddid
preterite	canfûm, canfyddais	canfuost, canfyddaist	canfu, canfyddodd	canfuom, canfyddasom	canfuoch, canfyddasoch	canfuant, canfyddasant	canfuwyd
pluperfect	canfuaswn	canfuasit	canfuasai	canfuasem	canfuasech	canfuasent	canfuasid
subjunctive	canfyddwyf	canfyddych	canfyddo	canfyddom	canfyddoch	canfyddont	canfydder
imperative	—	canfydda	canfydded	canfyddwn	canfyddwch	canfyddent	canfydder
verbal noun	canfod
verbal adjectives	canfyddedig canfyddadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	canfydda i, canfyddaf i	canfyddi di	canfyddith o/e/hi, canfyddiff e/hi	canfyddwn ni	canfyddwch chi	canfyddan nhw
conditional	canfyddwn i, canfyddswn i	canfyddet ti, canfyddset ti	canfyddai fo/fe/hi, canfyddsai fo/fe/hi	canfydden ni, canfyddsen ni	canfyddech chi, canfyddsech chi	canfydden nhw, canfyddsen nhw
preterite	canfyddais i, canfyddes i	canfyddaist ti, canfyddest ti	canfyddodd o/e/hi	canfyddon ni	canfyddoch chi	canfyddon nhw
imperative	—	canfydda	—	—	canfyddwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• canfodydd (“detector”)
• canfyddiad (“perception”)
• darganfod (“to discover”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
canfod	ganfod	nghanfod	chanfod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.