Dedh Cans Dogens ha Seyth

De Gwener, seythves warn ügens mis Me

Friday, 27th May

Hedhyw my a wrüg gòlhy bern vrâs a dhilhas, saw nag ew hedna pur dhe les! My a scrifas descans nowydh rag flehes, ha thew hedna nebes moy dhe les. An flehes a res descrifa treven ha rekna beistry. Ellowgh whei y wil? E'n men termyn gwrewgh mires orth tabm a dhescans coth.

Today I washed a large heap of clothes, but that is not very interesting. I wrote a new lesson for children, and that is somewhat more interesting. The children must describe houses and count windows. Can you do it? Mean while look at a bit of an old lesson.

Cressya emann agan tavas Kernôwek 26b

Building up our Cornish Language 26b

We will finish off our look at imperatives with the third person of gwil.

e.g. For gwil/gül

Gwrens e mos!

Let him go!

Gwrens hei desky Kernôwek!

Let her learn Cornish!

Gwrens debry tesen!

Let them eat cake!

Gwrens anjei dos!

Let them come!

Gwrens bos gordhys.

They are to be congratulated.

neb na whetho, gwrens fanya

let he who does not blow, fan. PC

gwrens plansow gwer tevy war an dor

let green plants grow on the earth (Jenesys 1:11)

You can still use gara with a third person object

e.g. Gerowgh an flehes vian dhe dhos dhebm!

Let the little children come to me! (Mathew 19:14)

While we are thinking about things that have to be done (or must not be done) let's look at res (a defective verb which also acts like an adjective). As a verb, it can be used with any personal pronoun (or other form of subject) or none (the impersonal form).

My a res entra a-jei} {I must come in.

Res ew dhebm entra a-jei.} {I have to come in.

Thew res entra a-jei. One must come in.