Cornish word

bos

to be

verb

bos means “to be” in Cornish and is used as a verb.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	bos
Treylyans medhel / nessa studh	vos
Treylyans kales / peswora studh	pos
Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh	fos

gans dean penvo convethys / worthaf ve serten ny dale / bos mellyes a vs neb tra

By man when it shall be perceived / With me certainly ought not / To be meddled on any account

bos edhom dhe nebonan a wul neppyth

need someone to do something

Hi a vynn dos ha bos medhoges.

She will become a doctor.

My a vynn bos y’n bagas aral.

I want to be in the other group.

Y hevel bos karer nowydh dhe Jane.

Jane seems to have a new boyfriend.

Core verbs

mos

to go

dos

to come

Re Ria

good heavens

a-dhesempis

forthwith

Afrikanes

African

Albanes

Scot

Albani

Albania

Albanian

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