helpu

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Pronunciation

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Verb

helpu

1. imperative of helpi

Welsh

Etymology

From help (“help”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlpɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlpi/

Verb

helpu (first-person singular present helpaf, not mutable)

1. to help

   Synonym: cynorthwyo

Conjugation

Conjugation of helpu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	helpaf	helpi	helpa	helpwn	helpwch	helpant	helpir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	helpwn	helpit	helpai	helpem	helpech	helpent	helpid
preterite	helpais	helpaist	helpodd	helpasom	helpasoch	helpasant	helpwyd
pluperfect	helpaswn	helpasit	helpasai	helpasem	helpasech	helpasent	helpasid, helpesid
present subjunctive	helpwyf	helpych	helpo	helpom	helpoch	helpont	helper
imperative	—	helpa	helped	helpwn	helpwch	helpent	helper
verbal noun	helpu
verbal adjectives	helpedig helpadwy

Conjugation of helpu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	helpa i, helpaf i	helpi di	helpith o/e/hi, helpiff e/hi	helpwn ni	helpwch chi	helpan nhw
conditional	helpwn i, helpswn i	helpet ti, helpset ti	helpai fo/fe/hi, helpsai fo/fe/hi	helpen ni, helpsen ni	helpech chi, helpsech chi	helpen nhw, helpsen nhw
preterite	helpais i, helpes i	helpaist ti, helpest ti	helpodd o/e/hi	helpon ni	helpoch chi	helpon nhw
imperative	—	helpa	—	—	helpwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• helpwr (“helper”)

Further reading

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