taflu
Welsh
Alternative forms
- taflyd, tawlu, towlu, twlu
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtavlɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtavli/
- Rhymes: -avlɨ̞
Verb
taflu (first-person singular present taflaf)
- to throw
- Tafla'r bêl!
- Throw the ball!
- to throw away, to throw out
- Paid â thaflu'r hen ddillad yna. Rho nhw i siop elusen.
- Don't throw away those old clothes. Give them to a charity shop.
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | taflaf | tefli | teifl | taflwn | teflwch, taflwch | taflant | teflir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
taflwn | taflit | taflai | taflem | taflech | taflent | teflid | |
| preterite | teflais | teflaist | taflodd | taflasom | taflasoch | taflasant | taflwyd | |
| pluperfect | taflaswn | taflasit | taflasai | taflasem | taflasech | taflasent | taflasid, taflesid | |
| present subjunctive | taflwyf | teflych | taflo | taflom | tafloch | taflont | tafler | |
| imperative | — | tafla | tafled | taflwn | teflwch, taflwch | taflent | tafler | |
| verbal noun | taflu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | tafledig tafladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | tafla i, taflaf i | tafli di | taflith o/e/hi, tafliff e/hi | taflwn ni | taflwch chi | taflan nhw |
| conditional | taflwn i, taflswn i | taflet ti, taflset ti | taflai fo/fe/hi, taflsai fo/fe/hi | taflen ni, taflsen ni | taflech chi, taflsech chi | taflen nhw, taflsen nhw |
| preterite | taflais i, tafles i | taflaist ti, taflest ti | taflodd o/e/hi | taflon ni | tafloch chi | taflon nhw |
| imperative | — | tafla | — | — | taflwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| taflu | daflu | nhaflu | thaflu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taflu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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