ymarfer
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ym (“self-”) + arfer (“to use, employ”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
ymarfer (first-person singular present ymarferaf)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ymarferaf | ymarferi | ymarfer | ymarferwn | ymarferwch | ymarferant | ymarferir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
ymarferwn | ymarferit | ymarferai | ymarferem | ymarferech | ymarferent | ymarferid | |
| preterite | ymarferais | ymarferaist | ymarferodd | ymarferasom | ymarferasoch | ymarferasant | ymarferwyd | |
| pluperfect | ymarferaswn | ymarferasit | ymarferasai | ymarferasem | ymarferasech | ymarferasent | ymarferasid, ymarferesid | |
| present subjunctive | ymarferwyf | ymarferych | ymarfero | ymarferom | ymarferoch | ymarferont | ymarferer | |
| imperative | — | ymarfer | ymarfered | ymarferwn | ymarferwch | ymarferent | ymarferer | |
| verbal noun | ymarfer | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | ymarferedig ymarferadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ymarfera i, ymarferaf i | ymarferi di | ymarferith o/e/hi, ymarferiff e/hi | ymarferwn ni | ymarferwch chi | ymarferan nhw |
| conditional | ymarferwn i, ymarferswn i | ymarferet ti, ymarferset ti | ymarferai fo/fe/hi, ymarfersai fo/fe/hi | ymarferen ni, ymarfersen ni | ymarferech chi, ymarfersech chi | ymarferen nhw, ymarfersen nhw |
| preterite | ymarferais i, ymarferes i | ymarferaist ti, ymarferest ti | ymarferodd o/e/hi | ymarferon ni | ymarferoch chi | ymarferon nhw |
| imperative | — | ymarfera | — | — | ymarferwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- ymarferwr (“trainer, practitioner”)
Noun
ymarfer f (plural ymarferion)
Derived terms
- ymarfer corff (“physical exercise”)
- ymarferol (“practical”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ymarfer | unchanged | unchanged | hymarfer |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymarfer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymarferaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies