gofyn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔvɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːvɪn/, /ˈɡɔvɪn/

Verb

gofyn (first-person singular present gofynnaf)

1. to ask (request an answer)

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	gofynnaf	gofynni	gofyn	gofynnwn	gofynnwch	gofynnant	gofynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	gofynnwn	gofynnit	gofynnai	gofynnem	gofynnech	gofynnent	gofynnid
preterite	gofynnais	gofynnaist	gofynnodd	gofynasom	gofynasoch	gofynasant	gofynnwyd
pluperfect	gofynaswn	gofynasit	gofynasai	gofynasem	gofynasech	gofynasent	gofynasid, gofynesid
present subjunctive	gofynnwyf	gofynnych	gofynno	gofynnom	gofynnoch	gofynnont	gofynner
imperative	—	gofyn, gofynna	gofynned	gofynnwn	gofynnwch	gofynnent	gofynner
verbal noun	gofyn
verbal adjectives	gofynedig gofynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	gofynna i, gofynnaf i	gofynni di	gofynnith o/e/hi, gofynniff e/hi	gofynnwn ni	gofynnwch chi	gofynnan nhw
conditional	gofynnwn i, gofynswn i	gofynnet ti, gofynset ti	gofynnai fo/fe/hi, gofynsai fo/fe/hi	gofynnen ni, gofynsen ni	gofynnech chi, gofynsech chi	gofynnen nhw, gofynsen nhw
preterite	gofynnais i, gofynnes i	gofynnaist ti, gofynnest ti	gofynnodd o/e/hi	gofynnon ni	gofynnoch chi	gofynnon nhw
imperative	—	gofynna	—	—	gofynnwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Noun

gofyn m (plural gofynion)

1. request, ask, demand

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gofyn	ofyn	ngofyn	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gofyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies