hyfforddi

Welsh

Etymology

hy- +‎ ffordd (“way, manner”) +‎ -i

Verb

hyfforddi (first-person singular present hyfforddaf, not mutable)

1. (transitive) to coach, to train, to instruct

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	hyfforddaf	hyfforddi	hyffordda	hyfforddwn	hyfforddwch	hyfforddant	hyfforddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	hyfforddwn	hyfforddit	hyfforddai	hyfforddem	hyfforddech	hyfforddent	hyfforddid
preterite	hyfforddais	hyfforddaist	hyfforddodd	hyfforddasom	hyfforddasoch	hyfforddasant	hyfforddwyd
pluperfect	hyfforddaswn	hyfforddasit	hyfforddasai	hyfforddasem	hyfforddasech	hyfforddasent	hyfforddasid, hyfforddesid
present subjunctive	hyfforddwyf	hyfforddych	hyfforddo	hyfforddom	hyfforddoch	hyfforddont	hyffordder
imperative	—	hyffordda	hyffordded	hyfforddwn	hyfforddwch	hyfforddent	hyffordder
verbal noun	hyfforddi
verbal adjectives	hyfforddedig hyfforddadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	hyffordda i, hyfforddaf i	hyfforddi di	hyfforddith o/e/hi, hyfforddiff e/hi	hyfforddwn ni	hyfforddwch chi	hyfforddan nhw
conditional	hyfforddwn i, hyfforddswn i	hyfforddet ti, hyfforddset ti	hyfforddai fo/fe/hi, hyfforddsai fo/fe/hi	hyffordden ni, hyfforddsen ni	hyfforddech chi, hyfforddsech chi	hyffordden nhw, hyfforddsen nhw
preterite	hyfforddais i, hyfforddes i	hyfforddaist ti, hyfforddest ti	hyfforddodd o/e/hi	hyfforddon ni	hyfforddoch chi	hyfforddon nhw
imperative	—	hyffordda	—	—	hyfforddwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• hyfforddai (“trainee”)
• hyfforddiant (“training, instruction”)
• hyfforddwr (“coach, trainer”)