fforddio
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
fforddio (first-person singular present fforddiaf, not mutable)
- to afford
- Dydw i ddim yn medru fforddio car newydd.
- I can't afford a new car.
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
fforddio (first-person singular present fforddiaf, not mutable)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | fforddiaf | fforddi | fforddia | fforddiwn | fforddiwch | fforddiant | fforddir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | fforddiwn | fforddit | fforddiai | fforddiem | fforddiech | fforddient | fforddid | |
| preterite | fforddiais | fforddiaist | fforddiodd | fforddiasom | fforddiasoch | fforddiasant | fforddiwyd | |
| pluperfect | fforddiaswn | fforddiasit | fforddiasai | fforddiasem | fforddiasech | fforddiasent | fforddiasid, fforddiesid | |
| present subjunctive | fforddiwyf | fforddiech | fforddio | fforddiom | fforddioch | fforddiont | fforddier | |
| imperative | — | fforddia | fforddied | fforddiwn | fforddiwch | fforddient | fforddier | |
| verbal noun | fforddio | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | fforddiedig fforddiadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | fforddia i, fforddiaf i | fforddi di | fforddith o/e/hi, fforddiff e/hi | fforddiwn ni | fforddiwch chi | fforddian nhw |
| conditional | fforddiwn i, fforddswn i | fforddiet ti, fforddset ti | fforddiai fo/fe/hi, fforddsai fo/fe/hi | fforddien ni, fforddsen ni | fforddiech chi, fforddsech chi | fforddien nhw, fforddsen nhw |
| preterite | fforddiais i, fforddies i | fforddiaist ti, fforddiest ti | fforddiodd o/e/hi | fforddion ni | fforddioch chi | fforddion nhw |
| imperative | — | fforddia | — | — | fforddiwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “fforddio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies