Welsh verb

ysgafnhau

to lighten

ysgafnhau is a Welsh verb meaning “to lighten”. Its verbal noun is ysgafnhau.

Verbal noun: ysgafnhau

Present

PersonForm
Iysgafnhaf
you (singular)ysgafnhi
he / sheysgafnha
weysgafnhwn
you (plural)ysgafnhwch
theyysgafnhant
autonomousysgafnhir

Conditional

PersonForm
Iysgafnhwn
you (singular)ysgafnhit
he / shehi
weysgafnhem
you (plural)ysgafnhech
theyysgafnhent
autonomousysgafnhid

Imperfect

PersonForm
Iysgafnhwn
you (singular)ysgafnhit
he / sheysgafnhai
weysgafnhem
you (plural)ysgafnhech
theyysgafnhent
autonomousysgafnhid

Preterite

PersonForm
Iysgafnhais
you (singular)ysgafnhaist
he / shehi
weysgafnhasom
you (plural)ysgafnhasoch
theyysgafnhasant
autonomousysgafnhwyd

Pluperfect

PersonForm
Iysgafnhaswn
you (singular)ysgafnhasit
he / sheysgafnhasai
weysgafnhasem
you (plural)ysgafnhasech
theyysgafnhasent
autonomousysgafnhasid

Imperative

PersonForm
I-
you (singular)ysgafnha
he / sheysgafnhed
weysgafnhwn
you (plural)ysgafnhwch
theyysgafnhent
autonomousysgafnher

Future

PersonForm
Iysgafnha i
you (singular)ysgafnhi di
he / shehi o
weysgafnhwn ni
you (plural)ysgafnhwch chi
theyysgafnhan nhw

ysgafnhau in context

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.

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Native language name: Cymraeg