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canu

to sing

"canu" means "to sing" in Welsh. Full conjugation table with present, imperfect, preterite, future, conditional, and imperative tenses.

Present

Presennol

PersonForm
I (fi)canaf
You sg. (ti)ceni
He/She (fe/hi)cân
We (ni)canwn
You pl. (chi)cenwch
They (nhw)canant
Impersonalcenir

Imperfect

Amherffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)canwn
You sg. (ti)canit
He/She (fe/hi)canai
We (ni)canem
You pl. (chi)canech
They (nhw)canent
Impersonalcenid

Preterite

Gorffennol

PersonForm
I (fi)cenais
You sg. (ti)cenaist
He/She (fe/hi)canodd
We (ni)canasom
You pl. (chi)canasoch
They (nhw)canasant
Impersonalcanwyd

Pluperfect

Gorberffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)canaswn
You sg. (ti)canasit
He/She (fe/hi)canasai
We (ni)canasem
You pl. (chi)canasech
They (nhw)canasent
Impersonalcanasid

Future

Dyfodol

PersonForm
I (fi)cana i
You sg. (ti)cani di
He/She (fe/hi)hi o
We (ni)canwn ni
You pl. (chi)canwch chi
They (nhw)canan nhw

Conditional

Amodol

PersonForm
I (fi)canwn
You sg. (ti)canit
He/She (fe/hi)canai
We (ni)canem
You pl. (chi)canech
They (nhw)canent
Impersonalcenid

Imperative

Gorchmynnol

PersonForm
I (fi)-
You sg. (ti)cân
He/She (fe/hi)caned
We (ni)canwn
You pl. (chi)cenwch
They (nhw)canent
Impersonalcaner

Example sentences

Mae o'n sgrechian, nid canu.

He is screaming, not singing.

B1

Mae rhywun yn canu.

Somebody's singing.

A1

Ydych chi erioed wedi canu mewn Ffrangeg?

Have you ever sung in French?

B2

Dydw i ddim yn meddwl bydd Tom byth yn medru canu cystal â Mari.

I don't think Tom will ever be able to sing as well as Mary.

B2

Further reading

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