crafu

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

crafu (first-person singular present crafaf)

  1. to scratch, to scrape

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future crafaf crefi crafa crafwn crefwch, crafwch crafant crefir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
crafwn crafit crafai crafem crafech crafent crefid
preterite crefais crefaist crafodd crafasom crafasoch crafasant crafwyd
pluperfect crafaswn crafasit crafasai crafasem crafasech crafasent crafasid, crafesid
present subjunctive crafwyf crefych crafo crafom crafoch crafont crafer
imperative crafa crafed crafwn crefwch, crafwch crafent crafer
verbal noun crafu
verbal adjectives crafedig
crafadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future crafa i,
crafaf i
crafi di crafith o/e/hi,
crafiff e/hi
crafwn ni crafwch chi crafan nhw
conditional crafwn i,
crafswn i
crafet ti,
crafset ti
crafai fo/fe/hi,
crafsai fo/fe/hi
crafen ni,
crafsen ni
crafech chi,
crafsech chi
crafen nhw,
crafsen nhw
preterite crafais i,
crafes i
crafaist ti,
crafest ti
crafodd o/e/hi crafon ni crafoch chi crafon nhw
imperative crafa crafwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of crafu
radical soft nasal aspirate
crafu grafu nghrafu chrafu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “crafu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crafu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies