arfer
Welsh
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *ɸarebereti.
Verb
arfer (first-person singular present arferaf)
- (transitive) to use (habitually)
- (transitive) to be used to, to be accustomed to
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | arferaf | arferi | arfer, arfera | arferwn | arferwch | arferant | arferir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
arferwn | arferit | arferai | arferem | arferech | arferent | arferid | |
| preterite | arferais | arferaist | arferodd | arferasom | arferasoch | arferasant | arferwyd | |
| pluperfect | arferaswn | arferasit | arferasai | arferasem | arferasech | arferasent | arferasid, arferesid | |
| present subjunctive | arferwyf | arferych | arfero | arferom | arferoch | arferont | arferer | |
| imperative | — | arfer | arfered | arferwn | arferwch | arferent | arferer | |
| verbal noun | arfer | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | arferedig arferadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | arfera i, arferaf i | arferi di | arferith o/e/hi, arferiff e/hi | arferwn ni | arferwch chi | arferan nhw |
| conditional | arferwn i, arferswn i | arferet ti, arferset ti | arferai fo/fe/hi, arfersai fo/fe/hi | arferen ni, arfersen ni | arferech chi, arfersech chi | arferen nhw, arfersen nhw |
| preterite | arferais i, arferes i | arferaist ti, arferest ti | arferodd o/e/hi | arferon ni | arferoch chi | arferon nhw |
| imperative | — | arfera | — | — | arferwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Synonyms
- (to use): defnyddio
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
arfer m or f (plural arferion)
Derived terms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| arfer | unchanged | unchanged | harfer |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||