Indicative Mood
The indicative mood makes a statement or asks a question.
y hwelydh you see, you will see
ty a wel you see, you will see
ny welydh you don't see, you won't see
a welydh? do you see? will you see?
Subjunctive Mood
The subjunctive mood shows doubt or uncertainty about whether something will happen or is true. It expresses an indefinite future or a wish. It can be formed in Cornish in both the present tense and the imperfect tense. In English, the subjunctive is only still found in phrases such as If I were you and So be it. In Cornish, it is still regularly used.
Subjunctive Present Tense
The subjunctive present tense indicates an action or state that may happen in the present or the future, but there is an element of doubt or uncertainty.
pan vons omma when they are here
le mayth yllyn wherever we may go
skonna gylliv as soon as I can
re dheffo an jydh! may the day come!
Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect tense indicates an action or state that might happen or might have happened, again with the element of doubt or uncertainty.
mar pe gwell if it was better
a kallen neyja if I could fly
mara'th fe if you had
neb a'n gwrella whoever might have done it
Imperative
The imperative is used to give a command. There is no form of the imperative for the first person singular and the impersonal.
Yv! Drink!
Dewgh omma! Come here!
Deun! or Gwren ni mos! Let's go!
Dybrens tesen! Let them eat cake!
Remember to include the -y in verbs ending with -ya when followed by e (him/it).
Red an lyver! Read the book!
Redy e! Read it!
Kach an bath! Catch the coin!
Kachy e! Catch it!
For the first person singular, use gas vy dhe or gesewgh vy dhe (let me).
Gas vy dhe goska! Let me sleep!
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