wynebu

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gwynebu

Etymology

From wyneb (“face”) +‎ -u.

Verb

wynebu (first-person singular present wynebaf)

1. (transitive) to face

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	wynebaf	wynebi	wyneba	wynebwn	wynebwch	wynebant	wynebir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	wynebwn	wynebit	wynebai	wynebem	wynebech	wynebent	wynebid
preterite	wynebais	wynebaist	wynebodd	wynebasom	wynebasoch	wynebasant	wynebwyd
pluperfect	wynebaswn	wynebasit	wynebasai	wynebasem	wynebasech	wynebasent	wynebasid, wynebesid
present subjunctive	wynebwyf	wynebych	wynebo	wynebom	wyneboch	wynebont	wyneber
imperative	—	wyneba	wynebed	wynebwn	wynebwch	wynebent	wyneber
verbal noun	wynebu
verbal adjectives	wynebedig wynebadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	wyneba i, wynebaf i	wynebi di	wynebith o/e/hi, wynebiff e/hi	wynebwn ni	wynebwch chi	wyneban nhw
conditional	wynebwn i, wynebswn i	wynebet ti, wynebset ti	wynebai fo/fe/hi, wynebsai fo/fe/hi	wyneben ni, wynebsen ni	wynebech chi, wynebsech chi	wyneben nhw, wynebsen nhw
preterite	wynebais i, wynebes i	wynebaist ti, wynebest ti	wynebodd o/e/hi	wynebon ni	wyneboch chi	wynebon nhw
imperative	—	wyneba	—	—	wynebwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• wynebiad m (“facing”)

Further reading

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