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In Cornish, irregular verbs carry essential everyday functions (such as “to be”, “to go”, and “to do”) and exhibit unique stem changes across tenses that must be learned individually.
Jump to Verb (4 verbs):
Meaning: “to be”Verbal noun: bos
| 1s | ov | |
| 2s | os | |
| 3s | yw | |
| 1p | on | |
| 2p | owgh | |
| 3p | yns | |
| autonomous | or |
| 1s | beuv | |
| 2s | beus | |
| 3s | beu | |
| 1p | beun | |
| 2p | bewgh | |
| 3p | bons | |
| autonomous | beus |
| 1s | en | |
| 2s | es | |
| 3s | o | |
| 1p | en | |
| 2p | ewgh | |
| 3p | ens | |
| autonomous | os |
| 1s | bydhav | |
| 2s | bythydh | |
| 3s | bydh | |
| 1p | bydhyn | |
| 2p | bydhowgh | |
| 3p | bydhons | |
| autonomous | bydher |
| 2s | bydh | |
| 2p | bedhewgh |
Meaning: “to come”Verbal noun: dos
| 1s | dov | |
| 2s | deudh | |
| 3s | deu | |
| 1p | deun | |
| 2p | dewgh | |
| 3p | dons | |
| autonomous | deer |
| 1s | deuth | |
| 2s | deuthys | |
| 3s | deuth | |
| 1p | deuthen | |
| 2p | deuthewgh | |
| 3p | deuthons | |
| autonomous | deuthes |
| 1s | den | |
| 2s | des | |
| 3s | do | |
| 1p | den | |
| 2p | dewgh | |
| 3p | dens | |
| autonomous | des |
| 2s | deus | |
| 2p | dewgh |
Meaning: “to do, to make”Verbal noun: gul
| 1s | gwrav | |
| 2s | gwredh | |
| 3s | gwra | |
| 1p | gwren | |
| 2p | gwrewgh | |
| 3p | gwrons | |
| autonomous | gwrer |
| 1s | gwrug | |
| 2s | gwrussys | |
| 3s | gwrug | |
| 1p | gwrussyn | |
| 2p | gwrussowgh | |
| 3p | gwrussons | |
| autonomous | gwrug |
| 1s | gwren | |
| 2s | gwres | |
| 3s | gwre | |
| 1p | gwren | |
| 2p | gwrewgh | |
| 3p | gwrens | |
| autonomous | gwres |
| 2s | gwra | |
| 2p | gwrewgh |
Meaning: “to go”Verbal noun: mos
| 1s | av | |
| 2s | edh | |
| 3s | a | |
| 1p | en | |
| 2p | ewgh | |
| 3p | ons |
| 1s | yth | |
| 2s | ythys | |
| 3s | eth | |
| 1p | ethen | |
| 2p | ethewgh | |
| 3p | ethons | |
| autonomous | es |
| 1s | en | |
| 2s | es | |
| 3s | e | |
| 1p | en | |
| 2p | ewgh | |
| 3p | ens | |
| autonomous | es |
| 2s | ke | |
| 2p | kewgh |
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