An venyn a olas pan glewas an yeyn-nowodhow.
The woman cried when she heard the bad news.
A2
Cornish word
when (conjunction); what (interrogative)
pan means “when (conjunction); what (interrogative)” in Cornish and is used as a conjunction.
| Mutation | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | pan |
| Treylyans medhel / nessa studh | ban |
| Treylyans hwythus / tressa studh | fan |
| Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh | fan |
An venyn a olas pan glewas an yeyn-nowodhow.
The woman cried when she heard the bad news.
A2
Pan vinhwerthydh, lowen ov vy.
When you smile, I am happy.
A1
Pan dhifunis, yth esen y’n karr-tan.
When I woke up, I was in the car.
A2