fforddio

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English afford.

Alternative forms

Verb

fforddio (first-person singular present fforddiaf, not mutable)

  1. to afford
    Dydw i ddim yn medru fforddio car newydd.
    I can't afford a new car.

Etymology 2

From ffordd +‎ -io.

Alternative forms

Verb

fforddio (first-person singular present fforddiaf, not mutable)

  1. to direct, to guide
  2. to travel
Conjugation
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

  • 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
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