Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
tarfu
Verbal adjectives:
tarfedig; tarfadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | tarfaf |
| Sg.2 | terfi |
| Sg.3 | tarfa |
| Pl.1 | tarfwn |
| Pl.2 | terfwch; tarfwch |
| Pl.3 | tarfant |
| Impersonal | terfir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | terfais |
| Sg.2 | terfaist |
| Sg.3 | tarfodd |
| Pl.1 | tarfasom |
| Pl.2 | tarfasoch |
| Pl.3 | tarfasant |
| Impersonal | tarfwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | tarfaswn |
| Sg.2 | tarfasit |
| Sg.3 | tarfasai |
| Pl.1 | tarfasem |
| Pl.2 | tarfasech |
| Pl.3 | tarfasent |
| Impersonal | tarfasid; tarfesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | tarfwn |
| Sg.2 | tarfit |
| Sg.3 | tarfai |
| Pl.1 | tarfem |
| Pl.2 | tarfech |
| Pl.3 | tarfent |
| Impersonal | terfid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | tarfwyf |
| Sg.2 | terfych |
| Sg.3 | tarfo |
| Pl.1 | tarfom |
| Pl.2 | tarfoch |
| Pl.3 | tarfont |
| Impersonal | tarfer |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | tarfa |
| Sg.3 | tarfed |
| Pl.1 | tarfwn |
| Pl.2 | terfwch; tarfwch |
| Pl.3 | tarfent |
| Impersonal | tarfer |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | tarfa i; tarfaf i |
| Sg.2 | tarfi di |
| Sg.3 | tarfith o; tarfiff e |
| Pl.1 | tarfwn ni |
| Pl.2 | tarfwch chi |
| Pl.3 | tarfan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | tarfais i; tarfes i |
| Sg.2 | tarfaist ti; tarfest ti |
| Sg.3 | tarfodd o |
| Pl.1 | tarfon ni |
| Pl.2 | tarfoch chi |
| Pl.3 | tarfon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | tarfwn i; tarfswn i |
| Sg.2 | tarfet ti; tarfset ti |
| Sg.3 | tarfai fo; tarfsai fo |
| Pl.1 | tarfen ni; tarfsen ni |
| Pl.2 | tarfech chi; tarfsech chi |
| Pl.3 | tarfen nhw; tarfsen nhw |
Verbs similar to 'tarfu'
arafu,
barnu,
caru,
taenu,
taeru,
taflu,
tagu,
talu,
taranu,
taro,
Translations
Etymology
Perhaps from the same root as Ancient Greek τάρβος (tárbos, “terror; awe”), Latin torvus (“grim, fierce”), and Sanskrit तर्जति (tarjati, “to threaten, frighten”), which may be reconstructed as Proto-Indo-European *tergʷ- (“to scare, be fierce”). See: Sanskrit '
तर्जति'.
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