ymarfer

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • ymarferu
  • ymarferyd

Etymology

From ym- (“self-”) +‎ arfer (“to use, employ”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈmarvɛr/

Verb

ymarfer (first-person singular present ymarferaf)

  1. to practise, train

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ymarferaf ymarferi ymarfer ymarferwn ymarferwch ymarferant ymarferir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 ymarferwn ymarferit ymarferai ymarferem ymarferech ymarferent ymarferid
preterite ymarferais ymarferaist ymarferodd ymarferasom ymarferasoch ymarferasant ymarferwyd
pluperfect ymarferaswn ymarferasit ymarferasai ymarferasem ymarferasech ymarferasent ymarferasid, ymarferesid
present subjunctive ymarferwyf ymarferych ymarfero ymarferom ymarferoch ymarferont ymarferer
imperative — ymarfer ymarfered ymarferwn ymarferwch ymarferent ymarferer
verbal noun ymarfer
verbal adjectives ymarferedig
ymarferadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future ymarfera i, ymarferaf i ymarferi di ymarferith o/e/hi, ymarferiff e/hi ymarferwn ni ymarferwch chi ymarferan nhw
conditional ymarferwn i, ymarferswn i ymarferet ti, ymarferset ti ymarferai fo/fe/hi, ymarfersai fo/fe/hi ymarferen ni, ymarfersen ni ymarferech chi, ymarfersech chi ymarferen nhw, ymarfersen nhw
preterite ymarferais i, ymarferes i ymarferaist ti, ymarferest ti ymarferodd o/e/hi ymarferon ni ymarferoch chi ymarferon nhw
imperative — ymarfera — — ymarferwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Noun

ymarfer f (plural ymarferion)

  1. exercise
  2. practice

Derived terms
  • ymarfer corff (“physical exercise”)
  • ymarferol (“practical”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ymarfer unchanged unchanged hymarfer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymarfer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymarferaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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