2022 Day 50

 2022 Dedh Hanter Cans

De Sadorn, nawnjegves mis Whevrel

Saturday, 19th February

Pandra wrüga vy gwil? Na ellama kerdhes. My a dhifünas gen üfern ha gwewen tydn ha whethys. Inflamyes ew ow glowen Ahilles. Kevys ew genam ow gwewen Ahilles! Na aljama mos mes dhe gemeres fotos. Fortüdnyes ew, ma dhebm descans nowyth dhe radna genowgh.

What did I do? I can't walk. I woke up with a painful and swollen ankle and heel. My Achilles tendon is inflamed. I have found my Achilles heel! I couldn't go out to take photos. It is fortunate, I have a new lesson to share with you.

Building up our Cornish language. Part 4b

Cressya emann agan tavas Kernowek. Radn 4b

Verbal adjectives: These can be used with gen, etc. to give a past tense (perfect): 

1s genam, genama, gena vy  

2s genes, gena chy  

3sm ganjo, ganso, gans ev, gens ev  

3sf gensy, genjy, gans hei (The var. gos’hy is not official SWF.)

1p genen, gena nei 

2p genow(gh), geno whei  

3p ganjans, gans anjei 

Ervirys ew. It is decided. 

Ervirys ew genam. I have decided. (It is decided by me.)

Ervirys ew genam y wül. I have decided to do it.

Ervirys ew genam mos lebmyn. I intend to go now.

Kellys ew genam ow alwhedh. I have lost my key.

Parys ew ganjo x. He has prepared x. He has got x ready.

Parys ew gena vy pup tra. I have got everything ready.

Terrys ew genjy hy ambos. She has broken her promise. 

bryjyon boil 

bryjys boiled 

Bryjys ew an dowr. The water's boiled. 

Thew bryjys an dowr. The water's boiled. 

Ew an dowr bryjys? Is the water boiled? (Has the water boiled?)

Ew bryjys an dowr? Is the water boiled?  

Ew an dowr bryjys genes? Have you boiled the water? 

Word order is flexible. The most important thing comes first.

pobas bake 

pebys baked 

Pebys ew an bara. The bread is baked. 

Ew an bara pebys luck? Is the bread baked enough? 

Pebys ew an bara gena vy. I have baked the bread. 

rôstya roast 

rôstys roasted, roast 

Rôstys ew an tettys. The potatoes are roasted. 

Rôstys ew an tettys genjy.

She has roasted the potatoes.

Rôstys ew genjy an tettys. She has roasted the potatoes.

Nag ew rôstys genjy an yar. She hasn't roasted the chicken.

An yar ew rôstys ganjo. He has roasted the chicken. 

(The chicken is roasted by him.) 

Thewa yar rôstys.  It is roasted chicken.

Pandr'ew hebma? What is this? 

Yar rôstys ew hebma. This is roasted chicken. 

Yar rôstys yeyn ew. It is cold roast chicken. 

Rôstys genjy ew an tettys bes (but) nag ew rôstys genjy an yar. 

An tettys ew rôstys genjy saw (but/though) nag ew an yar rôstys  genjy.