ymchwilio
Welsh
Etymology
Verb
ymchwilio (first-person singular present ymchwiliaf)
- (transitive or intransitive) to investigate
Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ymchwiliaf | ymchwili | ymchwilia | ymchwiliwn | ymchwiliwch | ymchwiliant | ymchwilir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | ymchwiliwn | ymchwilit | ymchwiliai | ymchwiliem | ymchwiliech | ymchwilient | ymchwilid | |
| preterite | ymchwiliais | ymchwiliaist | ymchwiliodd | ymchwiliasom | ymchwiliasoch | ymchwiliasant | ymchwiliwyd | |
| pluperfect | ymchwiliaswn | ymchwiliasit | ymchwiliasai | ymchwiliasem | ymchwiliasech | ymchwiliasent | ymchwiliasid, ymchwiliesid | |
| present subjunctive | ymchwiliwyf | ymchwiliech | ymchwilio | ymchwiliom | ymchwilioch | ymchwiliont | ymchwilier | |
| imperative | — | ymchwilia | ymchwilied | ymchwiliwn | ymchwiliwch | ymchwilient | ymchwilier | |
| verbal noun | ||||||||
| verbal adjectives | ymchwiliedig ymchwiliadwy | |||||||
| inflected colloquial forms |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ymchwilia i, ymchwiliaf i |
ymchwili di | ymchwilith o/e/hi, ymchwiliff e/hi |
ymchwiliwn ni | ymchwiliwch chi | ymchwilian nhw |
| conditional | ymchwiliwn i, ymchwiliswn i |
ymchwiliet ti, ymchwiliset ti |
ymchwiliai fo/fe/hi, ymchwilisai fo/fe/hi |
ymchwilien ni, ymchwilisen ni |
ymchwiliech chi, ymchwilisech chi |
ymchwilien nhw, ymchwilisen nhw |
| preterite | ymchwiliais i, ymchwilies i |
ymchwiliaist ti, ymchwiliest ti |
ymchwiliodd o/e/hi | ymchwilion ni | ymchwilioch chi | ymchwilion nhw |
| imperative | — | ymchwilia | — | — | ymchwiliwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.
Derived terms
- ymchwiliad (“investigation”)
- ymchwiliol (“investigatory”)
- ymchwiliwr (“investigator”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ymchwilio | unchanged | unchanged | hymchwilio |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.