gofalu

Welsh

Etymology

gofal +‎ -u

Verb

gofalu (first-person singular present gofalaf)

  1. to take care
  2. to look after, to mind
  3. to care, to be concerned

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gofalaf gofeli gofala gofalwn gofelwch, gofalwch gofalant gofelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
gofalwn gofalit gofalai gofalem gofalech gofalent gofelid
preterite gofelais gofelaist gofalodd gofalasom gofalasoch gofalasant gofalwyd
pluperfect gofalaswn gofalasit gofalasai gofalasem gofalasech gofalasent gofalasid, gofalesid
present subjunctive gofalwyf gofelych gofalo gofalom gofaloch gofalont gofaler
imperative gofala gofaled gofalwn gofelwch, gofalwch gofalent gofaler
verbal noun gofalu
verbal adjectives gofaledig
gofaladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gofala i,
gofalaf i
gofali di gofalith o/e/hi,
gofaliff e/hi
gofalwn ni gofalwch chi gofalan nhw
conditional gofalwn i,
gofalswn i
gofalet ti,
gofalset ti
gofalai fo/fe/hi,
gofalsai fo/fe/hi
gofalen ni,
gofalsen ni
gofalech chi,
gofalsech chi
gofalen nhw,
gofalsen nhw
preterite gofalais i,
gofales i
gofalaist ti,
gofalest ti
gofalodd o/e/hi gofalon ni gofaloch chi gofalon nhw
imperative gofala gofalwch

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gofalu
radical soft nasal aspirate
gofalu ofalu ngofalu unchanged

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gofalu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies