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Definition 2024
galw
galw
Welsh
Verb
galw (stem galw-)
- to call
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present/future | galwaf | gelwi | geilw | galwn | gelwch, galwch | galwant | gelwir | |
| imperfect/conditional | galwn | galwit | galwai | galwem | galwech | galwent | gelwid | |
| preterite | gelwais | gelwaist | galwodd | galwasom | galwasoch | galwasant | galwyd | |
| pluperfect | galwaswn | galwasit | galwasai | galwasem | galwasech | galwasent | galwasid, galwesid | |
| subjunctive | galwyf | gelwych | galwo | galwom | galwoch | galwont | galwer | |
| imperative | — | galw, galwa | galwed | galwn | gelwch, galwch | galwent | galwer | |
| verbal noun | galw | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | galwedig galwadwy |
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Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | galwa i, galwaf i | galwi di | galwith o/e/hi, galwiff e/hi | galwn ni | galwch chi | galwan nhw |
| conditional | galwn i, galwswn i | galwet ti, galwset ti | galwai fo/fe/hi, galwsai fo/fe/hi | galwen ni, galwsen ni | galwech chi, galwsech chi | galwen nhw, galwsen nhw |
| preterite | galwais i, galwes i | galwaist ti, galwest ti | galwodd o/e/hi | galwon ni | galwoch chi | galwon nhw |
| imperative | — | galwa | — | — | galwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
References
- WELSH, T. J. Rhys Jones