cyfaddasu
Welsh
Etymology
From cyfaddas (“suitable, proper”) + -u.
Verb
cyfaddasu (first-person singular present cyfaddasaf)
- to adapt, to adjust, to modify, to fit (make suitable)
- to adapt (e.g. a book, a play)
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | cyfaddasaf | cyfaddesi | cyfaddasa | cyfaddaswn | cyfaddeswch, cyfaddaswch | cyfaddasant | cyfaddesir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | cyfaddaswn | cyfaddasit | cyfaddasai | cyfaddasem | cyfaddasech | cyfaddasent | cyfaddesid | |
| preterite | cyfaddesais | cyfaddesaist | cyfaddasodd | cyfaddasasom | cyfaddasasoch | cyfaddasasant | cyfaddaswyd | |
| pluperfect | cyfaddasaswn | cyfaddasasit | cyfaddasasai | cyfaddasasem | cyfaddasasech | cyfaddasasent | cyfaddasasid, cyfaddasesid | |
| present subjunctive | cyfaddaswyf | cyfaddesych | cyfaddaso | cyfaddasom | cyfaddasoch | cyfaddasont | cyfaddaser | |
| imperative | — | cyfaddasa | cyfaddased | cyfaddaswn | cyfaddeswch, cyfaddaswch | cyfaddasent | cyfaddaser | |
| verbal noun | cyfaddasu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | cyfaddasedig cyfaddasadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | cyfaddasa i, cyfaddasaf i | cyfaddasi di | cyfaddasith o/e/hi, cyfaddasiff e/hi | cyfaddaswn ni | cyfaddaswch chi | cyfaddasan nhw |
| conditional | cyfaddaswn i, cyfaddasswn i | cyfaddaset ti, cyfaddasset ti | cyfaddasai fo/fe/hi, cyfaddassai fo/fe/hi | cyfaddasen ni, cyfaddassen ni | cyfaddasech chi, cyfaddassech chi | cyfaddasen nhw, cyfaddassen nhw |
| preterite | cyfaddasais i, cyfaddases i | cyfaddasaist ti, cyfaddasest ti | cyfaddasodd o/e/hi | cyfaddason ni | cyfaddasoch chi | cyfaddason nhw |
| imperative | — | cyfaddasa | — | — | cyfaddaswch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
- cyfaddasiad
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyfaddasu | gyfaddasu | nghyfaddasu | chyfaddasu |
| 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), “cyfaddasu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies