gofalu
Welsh
Verb
gofalu (first-person singular present gofalaf)
- to take care
- to look after, to mind
- to care, to be concerned
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | gofalaf | gofeli | gofala | gofalwn | gofelwch, gofalwch | gofalant | gofelir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
gofalwn | gofalit | gofalai | gofalem | gofalech | gofalent | gofelid | |
| preterite | gofelais | gofelaist | gofalodd | gofalasom | gofalasoch | gofalasant | gofalwyd | |
| pluperfect | gofalaswn | gofalasit | gofalasai | gofalasem | gofalasech | gofalasent | gofalasid, gofalesid | |
| present subjunctive | gofalwyf | gofelych | gofalo | gofalom | gofaloch | gofalont | gofaler | |
| imperative | — | gofala | gofaled | gofalwn | gofelwch, gofalwch | gofalent | gofaler | |
| verbal noun | gofalu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | gofaledig gofaladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | gofala i, gofalaf i | gofali di | gofalith o/e/hi, gofaliff e/hi | gofalwn ni | gofalwch chi | gofalan nhw |
| conditional | gofalwn i, gofalswn i | gofalet ti, gofalset ti | gofalai fo/fe/hi, gofalsai fo/fe/hi | gofalen ni, gofalsen ni | gofalech chi, gofalsech chi | gofalen nhw, gofalsen nhw |
| preterite | gofalais i, gofales i | gofalaist ti, gofalest ti | gofalodd o/e/hi | gofalon ni | gofaloch chi | gofalon nhw |
| imperative | — | gofala | — | — | gofalwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Synonyms
- (South Wales) carco
Derived terms
- gofalwr m (“carer”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gofalu | ofalu | ngofalu | unchanged |
| 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), “gofalu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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