fforddio

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔrðjɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔrðjɔ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English afford.

Alternative forms

• ffordo

Verb

fforddio (first-person singular present fforddiaf, not mutable)

1. to afford

   Dydw i ddim yn medru fforddio car newydd.

   I can't afford a new car.

Etymology 2

From ffordd +‎ -io.

Alternative forms

• fforddi

Verb

fforddio (first-person singular present fforddiaf, not mutable)

1. to direct, to guide
2. to travel

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	fforddiaf	fforddi	fforddia	fforddiwn	fforddiwch	fforddiant	fforddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional	fforddiwn	fforddit	fforddiai	fforddiem	fforddiech	fforddient	fforddid
preterite	fforddiais	fforddiaist	fforddiodd	fforddiasom	fforddiasoch	fforddiasant	fforddiwyd
pluperfect	fforddiaswn	fforddiasit	fforddiasai	fforddiasem	fforddiasech	fforddiasent	fforddiasid, fforddiesid
present subjunctive	fforddiwyf	fforddiech	fforddio	fforddiom	fforddioch	fforddiont	fforddier
imperative	—	fforddia	fforddied	fforddiwn	fforddiwch	fforddient	fforddier
verbal noun	fforddio
verbal adjectives	fforddiedig fforddiadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	fforddia i, fforddiaf i	fforddi di	fforddith o/e/hi, fforddiff e/hi	fforddiwn ni	fforddiwch chi	fforddian nhw
conditional	fforddiwn i, fforddswn i	fforddiet ti, fforddset ti	fforddiai fo/fe/hi, fforddsai fo/fe/hi	fforddien ni, fforddsen ni	fforddiech chi, fforddsech chi	fforddien nhw, fforddsen nhw
preterite	fforddiais i, fforddies i	fforddiaist ti, fforddiest ti	fforddiodd o/e/hi	fforddion ni	fforddioch chi	fforddion nhw
imperative	—	fforddia	—	—	fforddiwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Further reading

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