The verb agrees with the subject according to person and number. Cornish has an impersonal form of the verb which is often translated by using the pronoun "one" as the subject, or by using the passive voice.
godhor one knows, it is known
gwerthir one sells, it is sold
kewsir one speaks, it is spoken
Person and number are indicated in the book in the following order:
kowsav, kewsydh, kews,
kewsyn, kewsowgh, kewsons,
kewsir
I speak, you speak, (s)he speaks,
we speak, you speak, they speak,
one speaks/it is spoken
If no form exists for a particular person and number, hyphens will indicate this:
--, kows, kewses,
kewsyn, kewsowgh, kewsens,
--
--, speak! let him/her speak!
let's speak! speak! let them speak!
--
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