Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
caru
Verbal adjectives:
caredig; caradwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | caraf |
| Sg.2 | ceri |
| Sg.3 | câr; cara |
| Pl.1 | carwn |
| Pl.2 | cerwch; carwch |
| Pl.3 | carant |
| Impersonal | cerir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | cerais |
| Sg.2 | ceraist |
| Sg.3 | carodd |
| Pl.1 | carasom |
| Pl.2 | carasoch |
| Pl.3 | carasant |
| Impersonal | carwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | caraswn |
| Sg.2 | carasit |
| Sg.3 | carasai |
| Pl.1 | carasem |
| Pl.2 | carasech |
| Pl.3 | carasent |
| Impersonal | carasid; caresid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | carwn |
| Sg.2 | carit |
| Sg.3 | carai |
| Pl.1 | carem |
| Pl.2 | carech |
| Pl.3 | carent |
| Impersonal | cerid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | carwyf |
| Sg.2 | cerych |
| Sg.3 | caro |
| Pl.1 | carom |
| Pl.2 | caroch |
| Pl.3 | caront |
| Impersonal | carer |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | cara |
| Sg.3 | cared |
| Pl.1 | carwn |
| Pl.2 | cerwch; carwch |
| Pl.3 | carent |
| Impersonal | carer |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | cara i; caraf i |
| Sg.2 | cari di |
| Sg.3 | carith o; cariff e |
| Pl.1 | carwn ni |
| Pl.2 | carwch chi |
| Pl.3 | caran nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | carais i; cares i |
| Sg.2 | caraist ti; carest ti |
| Sg.3 | carodd o |
| Pl.1 | caron ni |
| Pl.2 | caroch chi |
| Pl.3 | caron nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | carwn i; carswn i |
| Sg.2 | caret ti; carset ti |
| Sg.3 | carai fo; carsai fo |
| Pl.1 | caren ni; carsen ni |
| Pl.2 | carech chi; carsech chi |
| Pl.3 | caren nhw; carsen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'caru'
caru,
Verbs similar to 'caru'
camu,
canu,
cau,
barnu,
cachu,
cadw,
cannu,
carco,
cario,
casáu,
Translations
Etymology
From Middle Welsh caru, from Proto-Brythonic *karɨd, from Proto-Celtic *karāti (“to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”).
Verbs referencing "caru"
Cornish
kara, Breton
karout.
Additional Information