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cystadlu

to compete

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

Present

Presennol

PersonForm
I (fi)cystadlaf
You sg. (ti)cystedli
He/She (fe/hi)cystadla
We (ni)cystadlwn
You pl. (chi)cystedlwch
They (nhw)cystadlant
Impersonalcystedlir

Imperfect

Amherffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)cystadlwn
You sg. (ti)cystadlit
He/She (fe/hi)cystadlai
We (ni)cystadlem
You pl. (chi)cystadlech
They (nhw)cystadlent
Impersonalcystedlid

Preterite

Gorffennol

PersonForm
I (fi)cystedlais
You sg. (ti)cystedlaist
He/She (fe/hi)cystadlodd
We (ni)cystadlasom
You pl. (chi)cystadlasoch
They (nhw)cystadlasant
Impersonalcystadlwyd

Pluperfect

Gorberffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)cystadlaswn
You sg. (ti)cystadlasit
He/She (fe/hi)cystadlasai
We (ni)cystadlasem
You pl. (chi)cystadlasech
They (nhw)cystadlasent
Impersonalcystadlasid

Future

Dyfodol

PersonForm
I (fi)cystadla i
You sg. (ti)cystadli di
He/She (fe/hi)hi o
We (ni)cystadlwn ni
You pl. (chi)cystadlwch chi
They (nhw)cystadlan nhw

Conditional

Amodol

PersonForm
I (fi)cystadlwn
You sg. (ti)cystadlit
He/She (fe/hi)hi
We (ni)cystadlem
You pl. (chi)cystadlech
They (nhw)cystadlent
Impersonalcystedlid

Imperative

Gorchmynnol

PersonForm
I (fi)-
You sg. (ti)cystadla
He/She (fe/hi)cystadled
We (ni)cystadlwn
You pl. (chi)cystedlwch
They (nhw)cystadlent
Impersonalcystadler

Example sentences

Ac mae'r gwrthbleidiau yn y Senedd hon yn cystadlu â'i gilydd i roi llais iddo.

And the opposition parties in this Senedd compete with each other to amplify it.

B2

A gadewch i mi ddweud wrthych chi: gwrandewch, nid yw'r wleidyddiaeth chwiban ci hon o geisio cystadlu â Reform yn mynd i'ch cael chi i unman, Darren, ac rydych chi'n gwybod hynny.

And let me tell you: listen, this dog-whistle politics of trying to compete with Reform is not going to get you anywhere, Darren, and you know it.

B2

Further reading

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