2022 Day 177

2022 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Seytek

De Sül, wheffes warn ügens mis Efen
Sunday, 26th June

Skith o vy! De, my wrüg mires ort Glastonbury e'n tele, pur dhiwedhes. Macca ew fenomenon.  Na veu còsk lowr dhebm. Na fors. Ma dhebm descans ragowgh.

I am tired. Yesterday, I watched Glastonbury on TV, very late. Macca is a phenomenon. I didn't have enough sleep. It doesn't matter. I have a lesson for you.

Cressya emann agan tavas Kernôwek Radn 28c
Building up our Cornish language Part 28c

We will finish our look at mednes (SWFM mynnes) wish, will, want, intend with the third persons singular and plural.

Present-Future

3 sg vedn ~ vydn,

m: vedn e ~ ev, vedna va,

f: vedn hei

3 pl vedons, vedn ~ vydn anjei

Any subject can be used before a vedn,

e.g. ev a vedn he will

an vebyon a vedn the boys will

Tamsin a vedn Thomasina will

Conditional (Also forms an) Imperfect.

3 sg venja,

m: venja va, venja e ~ ev,

f: venja hei

3 pl venjans, venja anjei

We will use these with the verbs

pònya to run and kerdhes to walk

along with adverbs üskis fast, quickly and syger slowly.

N.B. In Late Cornish adjectives can be used adverbially or preceded by the adverbial particle en.

Present-future 3s examples

Ev a vedn pònya üskis. He will run quickly. He wants to run quickly.

Vedna va pònya üskis? Will he run quickly? Does he want to run fast?

Na vedn hei pònya üskis. She won't run quickly. She doesn't want to run quickly.

A na vedn hei pònya üskis? Won't she run quickly? Does she not want to run fast?

Conditional/imperfect 3s examples

Ev a venja kerdhes en syger. He would walk slowly. He'd like to walk slowly. He wanted to walk slowly.

Venja va pònya üskis? Would he run quickly? Would he like to run quickly? Did he want to run quickly?

Na venja hei kerdhes en syger. She wouldn't walk slowly. She wouldn't like to walk slowly. She didn't want to walk slowly.

A na venja hei kerdhes en syger? Wouldn't she walk slowly? Wouldn't she like to walk slowly? Didn't she want to walk slowly?

Present-future 3p examples

Anjei a vedn kerdhes en syger. They will walk slowly. They want to walk slowly.

Vedn anjei kerdhes en syger? Will they walk slowly? Do they want to walk slowly?

Na vedons kerdhes en syger. They will not walk slowly. They don't want to walk slowly.

A na vedons pònya üskis? Won't they run fast? Do they not want to run quickly?

Conditional/imperfect 3p examples

Anjei venja kerdhes en syger. They would walk slowly. They would like to walk slowly.

Venjans kerdhes üskis? Would they walk fast? Would they like to walk fast? Did they want to walk quickly?

Na venja anjei kerdhes üskis. They wouldn't walk quickly. They wouldn't like to walk fast. They didn't want to walk fast.

A na venjans kerdhes syger? Wouldn't they walk slowly? Wouldn't they like to walk slowly? Didn't they want to walk slowly?