2022 Day 63

2022 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Trei

De Gwener, pajwora mis Meurth

Friday, 4th March

Da ew gen an maw bian kerdhes warbarha gen y hendas, saw gwell ew dhodho gwary gen flehes erel. Ma odhom dhe flehes a flehes erel. An treth ew gwell avel an vorr dhodhans. Palas e'n tewednow ew an peth ew gwelha oll dhodhans. Forsakys ew bombadys, keth ew an awel whath yeyn. Howlsedhes ha res ew dhodhans gara an treth, saw morlenel ew. Pe le ma'n pons? Ma va dadn dhowr. Ma vorr aral, a-dreus dhe'n pons ma, hanter encledhys gen treth wòja an enawellow a-lergh. 

Hag ottòbma tabm moy a dhescans.

 

The little boy likes walking together with his great-grandfather, but he prefers playing with other children. Children need other children. They prefer the beach to the road. Digging in the dunes is their favourite. Wellies are abandoned, though the weather is still cold. Sunset and they must leave the beach, but the tide is in. Where is the bridge? It's under water. There is another way, across this bridge, half buried in beach after the recent storms.

And here's a bit more of a lesson.

Building up our Cornish language. Part 10a 

Cressya emann agan tavas Kernôwek. Radn 10a

We have started to have a look at statements using the impersonal  third person of bos locative. 
That's a long-winded way of saying that we've looked at "ma"! 

We can say simply "There is" and "There are", e.g.  
Ma kei brâs. There is a big dog. 
Ma cath vian. There is a little cat. 
Ma nebes edhyn. There are several birds. 

We can say where something or someone is located, e.g.
Ma kei e'n chei. There's a dog in the house. 
Ma den ena. There's a man there. 
Ma keus en copart. There is cheese in a cupboard.
Ma flehes war an treth. There are children on the beach. 

Notice that if we want to say "There is" or "There are" we do not use  the definite article or anything that is definite. 

If we use the definite article an with ma the English translation is  slightly different. 
Shortening is allowed of ma + an to ma'n, e.g. 
Ma'n kei e'n chei. The dog is in the house. 
Ma'n den ena. The man is there. 
Ma'n keus en copart. The cheese is in a cupboard.
Ma'n flehes en scol. The children are at school. 

We can make a negative statement or ask if something is available,
(but remember that eus and nag eus are not used with the definite  article, or with any definite person or thing), e.g. 
Nag eus cath òbma. There is no cat here. 

Eus kei e'n chei? Is there a dog in the house? 

Nag eus nagonan e'n lowarth. There is nobody in the garden.
Eus nebonan ena? Is there anyone there? 
Nag eus bara veth. There is absolutely no bread. 
Eus keus? Is there any cheese?