How to conjugate a verb in Cornish

How to conjugate a verb in Cornish

You want to learn how to conjugate Cornish verbs? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Cornish lessons complete with useful examples. I speak, you speak, we all speak... we make learning Cornish verbs fun.

Cornish verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. In Cornish, the particle 'a' is placed between the subject and the verb stem. The verb stem is invariable for each person. Alternatively, verbs in Cornish can use the verb 'to do' as an auxiliary verb. Using this form, the verb 'to do' is conjugated for each person.

Examples

my a wra aswonn
I know
my a wra gweles
I see
Da yw genev
I like
my â
I go
my a wra kewsel
I speak
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Church services are held in Cornish, there are evening classes, correspondence courses, summer camps and children's play groups. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Cornish would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Cornish

Learn to get by in Cornish with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic Cornish phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

Dohajydh da
Good afternoon
Gorthugher da
Good evening
Nos dha
Good night
Myttin da
Good morning
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Gorthugher da!
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Step 8 : Cornish verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Cornish. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Cornish verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Cornish verbs gweles, mynnes and (see, want, like). Using the nouns lyver, kador and daras (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Cornish verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs gweles, mynnes and by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Cornish possessive pronouns).

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