hoffi

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • hoffian, hoffiain (obsolete)

Etymology

From hoff (“beloved, dear”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

hoffi (first-person singular present hoffaf, not mutable)

  1. to like
    Synonyms: leicio, licio
    Dw i’n hoffi llaeth.
    I like milk.

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future hoffaf hoffi hoffa hoffwn hoffwch hoffant hoffir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 hoffwn hoffit hoffai hoffem hoffech hoffent hoffid
preterite hoffais hoffaist hoffodd hoffasom hoffasoch hoffasant hoffwyd
pluperfect hoffaswn hoffasit hoffasai hoffasem hoffasech hoffasent hoffasid, hoffesid
present subjunctive hoffwyf hoffych hoffo hoffom hoffoch hoffont hoffer
imperative — hoffa hoffed hoffwn hoffwch hoffent hoffer
verbal noun hoffi
verbal adjectives hoffedig
hoffadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future hoffa i, hoffaf i hoffi di hoffith o/e/hi, hoffiff e/hi hoffwn ni hoffwch chi hoffan nhw
conditional hoffwn i, hoffswn i hoffet ti, hoffset ti hoffai fo/fe/hi, hoffsai fo/fe/hi hoffen ni, hoffsen ni hoffech chi, hoffsech chi hoffen nhw, hoffsen nhw
preterite hoffais i, hoffes i hoffaist ti, hoffest ti hoffodd o/e/hi hoffon ni hoffoch chi hoffon nhw
imperative — hoffa — — hoffwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

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