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ysgafnhau

to lighten

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

Present

Presennol

PersonForm
I (fi)ysgafnhaf
You sg. (ti)ysgafnhi
He/She (fe/hi)ysgafnha
We (ni)ysgafnhwn
You pl. (chi)ysgafnhwch
They (nhw)ysgafnhant
Impersonalysgafnhir

Imperfect

Amherffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)ysgafnhwn
You sg. (ti)ysgafnhit
He/She (fe/hi)ysgafnhai
We (ni)ysgafnhem
You pl. (chi)ysgafnhech
They (nhw)ysgafnhent
Impersonalysgafnhid

Preterite

Gorffennol

PersonForm
I (fi)ysgafnhais
You sg. (ti)ysgafnhaist
He/She (fe/hi)hi
We (ni)ysgafnhasom
You pl. (chi)ysgafnhasoch
They (nhw)ysgafnhasant
Impersonalysgafnhwyd

Pluperfect

Gorberffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)ysgafnhaswn
You sg. (ti)ysgafnhasit
He/She (fe/hi)ysgafnhasai
We (ni)ysgafnhasem
You pl. (chi)ysgafnhasech
They (nhw)ysgafnhasent
Impersonalysgafnhasid

Future

Dyfodol

PersonForm
I (fi)ysgafnha i
You sg. (ti)ysgafnhi di
He/She (fe/hi)hi o
We (ni)ysgafnhwn ni
You pl. (chi)ysgafnhwch chi
They (nhw)ysgafnhan nhw

Conditional

Amodol

PersonForm
I (fi)ysgafnhwn
You sg. (ti)ysgafnhit
He/She (fe/hi)hi
We (ni)ysgafnhem
You pl. (chi)ysgafnhech
They (nhw)ysgafnhent
Impersonalysgafnhid

Imperative

Gorchmynnol

PersonForm
I (fi)-
You sg. (ti)ysgafnha
He/She (fe/hi)ysgafnhed
We (ni)ysgafnhwn
You pl. (chi)ysgafnhwch
They (nhw)ysgafnhent
Impersonalysgafnher

Example sentences

A dweud y gwir, fe wnaeth fy helpu i gael trwy lawer o gyfarfodydd hir a diflas, gallaf ddweud wrthych, gyda'i synnwyr digrifwch a allai ysgafnhau'r cyfarfodydd hir iawn hynny.

In fact, he helped me get through many a long and dull meeting, I can tell you, with his sense of humour that could lighten those very long meetings.

B2

Further reading

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