Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
canlyn
Verbal adjectives:
canlynedig; canlynadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | canlynaf |
| Sg.2 | canlyni |
| Sg.3 | canlyn; canlyna |
| Pl.1 | canlynwn |
| Pl.2 | canlynwch |
| Pl.3 | canlynant |
| Impersonal | canlynir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | canlynais |
| Sg.2 | canlynaist |
| Sg.3 | canlynodd |
| Pl.1 | canlynasom |
| Pl.2 | canlynasoch |
| Pl.3 | canlynasant |
| Impersonal | canlynwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | canlynaswn |
| Sg.2 | canlynasit |
| Sg.3 | canlynasai |
| Pl.1 | canlynasem |
| Pl.2 | canlynasech |
| Pl.3 | canlynasent |
| Impersonal | canlynasid; canlynesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | canlynwn |
| Sg.2 | canlynit |
| Sg.3 | canlynai |
| Pl.1 | canlynem |
| Pl.2 | canlynech |
| Pl.3 | canlynent |
| Impersonal | canlynid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | canlynwyf |
| Sg.2 | canlynych |
| Sg.3 | canlyno |
| Pl.1 | canlynom |
| Pl.2 | canlynoch |
| Pl.3 | canlynont |
| Impersonal | canlyner |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | canlyn; canlyna |
| Sg.3 | canlyned |
| Pl.1 | canlynwn |
| Pl.2 | canlynwch |
| Pl.3 | canlynent |
| Impersonal | canlyner |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | canlyna i; canlynaf i |
| Sg.2 | canlyni di |
| Sg.3 | canlynith o; canlyniff e |
| Pl.1 | canlynwn ni |
| Pl.2 | canlynwch chi |
| Pl.3 | canlynan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | canlynais i; canlynes i |
| Sg.2 | canlynaist ti; canlynest ti |
| Sg.3 | canlynodd o |
| Pl.1 | canlynon ni |
| Pl.2 | canlynoch chi |
| Pl.3 | canlynon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | canlynwn i; canlynswn i |
| Sg.2 | canlynet ti; canlynset ti |
| Sg.3 | canlynai fo; canlynsai fo |
| Pl.1 | canlynen ni; canlynsen ni |
| Pl.2 | canlynech chi; canlynsech chi |
| Pl.3 | canlynen nhw; canlynsen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'canlyn'
ymddiried,
perthyn,
gwarchod,
gwarchae,
lled-orwedd,
gorwedd,
dychryn,
camesgor,
dewis,
esgor,
achub,
arfer,
cwrdd,
ymddeol,
ymochel,
dynwared,
dymchwel,
achwyn,
gafael,
gochel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'canlyn'
adlynu,
anfon,
callio,
canmol,
cannu,
canslo,
canu,
cydlynu,
danfon,
dilyn,
Translations
follow, to go or come after in physical space
Etymology
From Middle Welsh canlyn. By surface analysis, can- (“with, after”) + glyn(u) (“to adhere, stick”).
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