ymdrechu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ym- (“self-”) + trechu (“to defeat, to overcome”).
Verb
[edit]ymdrechu (first-person singular present ymdrechaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ymdrechaf | ymdrechi | ymdrecha | ymdrechwn | ymdrechwch | ymdrechant | ymdrechir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
ymdrechwn | ymdrechit | ymdrechai | ymdrechem | ymdrechech | ymdrechent | ymdrechid | |
| preterite | ymdrechais | ymdrechaist | ymdrechodd | ymdrechasom | ymdrechasoch | ymdrechasant | ymdrechwyd | |
| pluperfect | ymdrechaswn | ymdrechasit | ymdrechasai | ymdrechasem | ymdrechasech | ymdrechasent | ymdrechasid, ymdrechesid | |
| present subjunctive | ymdrechwyf | ymdrechych | ymdrecho | ymdrechom | ymdrechoch | ymdrechont | ymdrecher | |
| imperative | — | ymdrecha | ymdreched | ymdrechwn | ymdrechwch | ymdrechent | ymdrecher | |
| verbal noun | ymdrechu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | ymdrechedig ymdrechadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ymdrecha i, ymdrechaf i | ymdrechi di | ymdrechith o/e/hi, ymdrechiff e/hi | ymdrechwn ni | ymdrechwch chi | ymdrechan nhw |
| conditional | ymdrechwn i, ymdrechswn i | ymdrechet ti, ymdrechset ti | ymdrechai fo/fe/hi, ymdrechsai fo/fe/hi | ymdrechen ni, ymdrechsen ni | ymdrechech chi, ymdrechsech chi | ymdrechen nhw, ymdrechsen nhw |
| preterite | ymdrechais i, ymdreches i | ymdrechaist ti, ymdrechest ti | ymdrechodd o/e/hi | ymdrechon ni | ymdrechoch chi | ymdrechon nhw |
| imperative | — | ymdrecha | — | — | ymdrechwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- ymdrech (“effort, attempt; endeavour, strife”)
- ymdrechiad (“conation; endeavour”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ymdrechu | unchanged | unchanged | hymdrechu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymdrechu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies