goffos
Cornish
Alternative forms
- godhvos (Middle Cornish)
Etymology
From Middle Cornish godhvos, from Old Cornish *godbod.
Pronunciation
- (RLC) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔfəz/
Verb
goffos (irregular)
- to know
- Woyes ta der ra va klappya Kernowek mar dha?
- Did you know that he speaks Cornish so well?
- Woro'hwei y hanow?
- Do you know its name?
- to know how (to do something)
- E wor neuvya.
- He knows how to swim.
Usage notes
- This verb is not used in the sense of knowing a person or a place, only facts. To know a person/place is aswon/ajon.
Conjugation
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative | |||||
| Pres-fut | Imperfect | Preterite | Conditional | Pres-fut | Imperfect | ||
| 1s | goram, gora'ma, gora'vy | goyen | - | - | - | goffen | - |
| 2s | gos ta | goyes | - | - | - | goffes | go'ya |
| 3s | gor e/hei | goya | godhas | goffia | - | goffa | - |
| 1p | goryn, goryn nei | goyen | - | - | - | goffen | - |
| 2p | goro', goro'hwei | goyew', goyew'hwei | - | - | - | goffew', goffew'hwi | godhvedhew' |
| 3p | gorans, gor anjei | goyens, goya anjei | - | - | - | goffens, goffa anjei | - |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Present participle: ow koffos Verbal adjective: godhvedhys | |||||||
Mutation
Mutation of goffos
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| goffos | woffos | unchanged | koffos | hwoffos | woffos |
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