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ofni

to fear

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

Present

Presennol

PersonForm
I (fi)ofnaf
You sg. (ti)ofni
He/She (fe/hi)ofna
We (ni)ofnwn
You pl. (chi)ofnwch
They (nhw)ofnant
Impersonalofnir

Imperfect

Amherffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)ofnwn
You sg. (ti)ofnit
He/She (fe/hi)ofnai
We (ni)ofnem
You pl. (chi)ofnech
They (nhw)ofnent
Impersonalofnid

Preterite

Gorffennol

PersonForm
I (fi)ofnais
You sg. (ti)ofnaist
He/She (fe/hi)hi
We (ni)ofnasom
You pl. (chi)ofnasoch
They (nhw)ofnasant
Impersonalofnwyd

Pluperfect

Gorberffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)ofnaswn
You sg. (ti)ofnasit
He/She (fe/hi)ofnasai
We (ni)ofnasem
You pl. (chi)ofnasech
They (nhw)ofnasent
Impersonalofnasid

Future

Dyfodol

PersonForm
I (fi)ofnaf i
You sg. (ti)ofni di
He/She (fe/hi)hi o
We (ni)ofnwn ni
You pl. (chi)ofnwch chi
They (nhw)ofnant nhw

Conditional

Amodol

PersonForm
I (fi)ofnwn
You sg. (ti)ofnit
He/She (fe/hi)ofnai
We (ni)ofnem
You pl. (chi)ofnech
They (nhw)ofnent
Impersonalofnid

Imperative

Gorchmynnol

PersonForm
I (fi)-
You sg. (ti)ofna
He/She (fe/hi)ofned
We (ni)ofnwn
You pl. (chi)ofnwch
They (nhw)ofnent
Impersonalofner

Example sentences

Dylai aelodau etholedig allu camu ymlaen a chymryd rhan yn y broses ddemocrataidd heb ofni y cânt eu cam-drin.

Elected members should be able to come forward and take part in the democratic process without fear of abuse.

C1

Roedd, mewn sawl ffordd, yn bopeth y dylai aelod etholedig ei fod: eiriolwr brwd dros ei etholwyr, ymgyrchydd ymroddedig dros y di-lais, a meddyliwr rhydd, yn sicr byth byth yn ofni lleisio ei farn.

He was, in many respects, everything an elected member should be: an ardent advocate for his constituents, a committed campaigner for the voiceless, and a free thinker, certainly never ever afraid to speak his mind.

B2

Felly, rwy'n ofni nad yw eich pryderon yn cael eu cefnogi gan y dystiolaeth.

So, I'm afraid your concerns are not backed up by the evidence.

B2

Wel, rwy'n ofni eich bod wedi dweud pethau ynglŷn â Biliau eraill a gyflwynwyd—yr 20 milltir yr awr—ac edrychwch ar gostau go iawn a gwirioneddol hynny, a beth fydd cost hynny.

Well, I'm afraid you've said things on other Bills going forward—the 20 mph—and look at the actual and real costs of that, and what that's going to cost.

C1

Further reading

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