2022 Day 148

2022 Dedh Cans Dogens hag Eth

De Sadorn, ethves warn ügens mis Me
Saturday, 28th May

E'n mettin, my a gowsas war Zoom gen nebes Kernôwegoryon da. Practis vas. Hedna a wrüg gweres dhebm. E'n dohajedh, my eth dhe'n treth gen cowethes ow mergh wydn ha dew vab bian. Hedna a wrüg gweres dhedhy tabm! Otta neppeth dhe weres dhewgh gen agas Kernôwek. (Ma esperans dhebm.)

In the morning, I chatted on Zoom with some good Cornish speakers. Useful practice. That helped me. I the afternoon, I went to the beach this my grand-daughter's friend and two little boys. That helped her a bit! Here's something to help you with your Cornish. (I hope.)

Cressya emann agan tavas Kernôwek Radn 27a

Building up our Cornish language Part 27a

We have looked at imperatives using bos and gwil as auxiliary verbs.

But do the orders or instructions coincide with what you want to do 

or what you can do? Here are some extra verbs that will help.

Gallos

As a noun, gallos means might, power, ability, talent, etc.

As a verb it helps us to say what we can, can't, could or couldn't do.

Because it is used with a verbal particle a (there by implication) or na, 

the initial <g> usually disappears. 

However, after mar and a, meaning if, 

we find the <g> mutated to <k> instead.

Present – Future

1 sg ellam ~ allam, ellama ~ allama, ella vy ~ alla vy

2 sg elles, elles ta, ’lesta

3 sg ell,

m: ell e, ell ev,

f: ell, ell hei

1 pl ellen, ellen nei

2 pl ellow(gh), ello whei

3 pl allons, allon’ jei

Conditional - Imperfect

1 sg aljam, aljama, alja vy

2 sg aljes, aljes ta, alja chy

3 sg alja,

m: aljava, alja e ~ ev,

f: alja hei

1 pl aljen, alja nei

2 pl aljow(gh), aljo whei

3 pl aljens, alja anjei

Let's see how these fit in with some other things we have already looked at, using the main verb mos to go and adverb a-jei in/indoors/inside, etc.as an example of context.

My ell mos a-jei. I can go in.

Ella vy mos a-jei? Can I go in?

Na ellama mos a-jei. I cannot go in.

My alja mos a-jei. I could go in.

Alja vy mos a-jei? Could I go in?

Na aljama mos a-jei. I couldn't go in.

Elles ta mos a-jei? Can you go in?

Na elles ta mos a-jei? Can't you go in?

Alja chy mos a-jei? Could you go in?

Na alja chy mos a-jei? Couldn't you go in?

You should already be able to understand these:

Piw üjy ow mos a-jei? Who is going in?

Thera vy ow mos a-jei. I am going in.

Nag era vy ow mos a-jei. I am not going in.

Piw a wrüg mos a-jei? Who went in?

My wrüg mos a-jei. I went in.

A wrüssta mos a-jei? Did you go in?

Na wrüga vy mos a-jei. I did not go in.

Da ew genam mos a-jei. I like going in.

Ew da genes mos a-jei? Do you like going in?

Nag ew da genam mos a-jei. I do not like going in.

Gwra mos a-jei! Go in!

Na wra mos a-jei! Don't go in!

Gas vy dhe vos a-jei! Let me go in!

My a res mos a-jei. I must go in.

Res ew dhebm mos a-jei. I have to go in.

Nag ew res dhebm mos a-jei. I do not have to go in.