penderfynu

Welsh

Etymology

pen (“head”) +‎ terfynu (“to terminate, to conclude”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛndɛrˈvənɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛndɛrˈvəni/

Verb

penderfynu (first-person singular present penderfynaf)

1. to decide, to resolve

   Penderfynodd hi beidio yn y pen draw.

   She decided not to in the end.

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	penderfynaf	penderfyni	penderfyn, penderfyna	penderfynwn	penderfynwch	penderfynant	penderfynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	penderfynwn	penderfynit	penderfynai	penderfynem	penderfynech	penderfynent	penderfynid
preterite	penderfynais	penderfynaist	penderfynodd	penderfynasom	penderfynasoch	penderfynasant	penderfynwyd
pluperfect	penderfynaswn	penderfynasit	penderfynasai	penderfynasem	penderfynasech	penderfynasent	penderfynasid, penderfynesid
present subjunctive	penderfynwyf	penderfynych	penderfyno	penderfynom	penderfynoch	penderfynont	penderfyner
imperative	—	penderfyn, penderfyna	penderfyned	penderfynwn	penderfynwch	penderfynent	penderfyner
verbal noun	penderfynu
verbal adjectives	penderfynedig penderfynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	penderfyna i, penderfynaf i	penderfyni di	penderfynith o/e/hi, penderfyniff e/hi	penderfynwn ni	penderfynwch chi	penderfynan nhw
conditional	penderfynwn i, penderfynswn i	penderfynet ti, penderfynset ti	penderfynai fo/fe/hi, penderfynsai fo/fe/hi	penderfynen ni, penderfynsen ni	penderfynech chi, penderfynsech chi	penderfynen nhw, penderfynsen nhw
preterite	penderfynais i, penderfynes i	penderfynaist ti, penderfynest ti	penderfynodd o/e/hi	penderfynon ni	penderfynoch chi	penderfynon nhw
imperative	—	penderfyna	—	—	penderfynwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• penderfyniad (“decision, resolution; determination”)
• penderfyniaeth (“determinism”)
• penderfynol (“determined, resolute”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
penderfynu	benderfynu	mhenderfynu	phenderfynu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.