Etymology
From cyf- + ateb (“to answer”).
Verb
cyfateb (first-person singular present cyfatebaf)
- (intransitive, with preposition i) to correspond, to agree, to match
Conjugation
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Conjugation of cyfateb (literary)
|
singular |
plural |
impersonal |
| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| present indicative/future |
cyfatebaf |
cyfatebi |
-cyfetyb, cyfateba |
cyfatebwn |
cyfatebwch |
cyfatebant |
cyfatebir |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
cyfatebwn |
cyfatebit |
cyfatebai |
cyfatebem |
cyfatebech |
cyfatebent |
cyfatebid |
| preterite |
cyfatebais |
cyfatebaist |
cyfatebodd |
cyfatebasom |
cyfatebasoch |
cyfatebasant |
cyfatebwyd |
| pluperfect |
cyfatebaswn |
cyfatebasit |
cyfatebasai |
cyfatebasem |
cyfatebasech |
cyfatebasent |
cyfatebasid, cyfatebesid |
| present subjunctive |
cyfatebwyf |
cyfatebych |
cyfatebo |
cyfatebom |
cyfateboch |
cyfatebont |
cyfateber |
| imperative |
— |
cyfateba |
cyfatebed |
cyfatebwn |
cyfatebwch |
cyfatebent |
cyfateber |
|
|
| verbal noun |
cyfateb |
| verbal adjectives |
cyfatebedig cyfatebadwy |
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Conjugation of cyfateb (colloquial)
inflected colloquial forms |
singular |
plural |
| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| future |
cyfateba i, cyfatebaf i |
cyfatebi di |
cyfatebith o/e/hi, cyfatebiff e/hi |
cyfatebwn ni |
cyfatebwch chi |
cyfateban nhw |
| conditional |
cyfatebwn i, cyfatebswn i |
cyfatebet ti, cyfatebset ti |
cyfatebai fo/fe/hi, cyfatebsai fo/fe/hi |
cyfateben ni, cyfatebsen ni |
cyfatebech chi, cyfatebsech chi |
cyfateben nhw, cyfatebsen nhw |
| preterite |
cyfatebais i, cyfatebes i |
cyfatebaist ti, cyfatebest ti |
cyfatebodd o/e/hi |
cyfatebon ni |
cyfateboch chi |
cyfatebon nhw |
| imperative |
— |
cyfateba |
— |
— |
cyfatebwch |
— |
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Mutation
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfateb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies