ffaelu

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English fail +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Verb

ffaelu (first-person singular present ffaelaf, not mutable)

  1. (South Wales) (informal) to fail
    Synonym: methu
    Antonyms: llwyddo, pasio
    Ffaeles i'r prawf.
    I failed the test.
  2. (South Wales) (informal) to be unable, cannot
    Synonym: methu
    Antonyms: gallu, medru
    Fi'n ffaelu gweld.
    I can't see.
    (literally, “I fail to see.”)

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future ffaelaf ffaeli ffaela ffaelwn ffaelwch ffaelant ffaelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 ffaelwn ffaelit ffaelai ffaelem ffaelech ffaelent ffaelid
preterite ffaelais ffaelaist ffaelodd ffaelasom ffaelasoch ffaelasant ffaelwyd
pluperfect ffaelaswn ffaelasit ffaelasai ffaelasem ffaelasech ffaelasent ffaelasid, ffaelesid
present subjunctive ffaelwyf ffaelych ffaelo ffaelom ffaeloch ffaelont ffaeler
imperative — ffaela ffaeled ffaelwn ffaelwch ffaelent ffaeler
verbal noun ffaelu
verbal adjectives ffaeledig
ffaeladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future ffaela i, ffaelaf i ffaeli di ffaelith o/e/hi, ffaeliff e/hi ffaelwn ni ffaelwch chi ffaelan nhw
conditional ffaelwn i, ffaelswn i ffaelet ti, ffaelset ti ffaelai fo/fe/hi, ffaelsai fo/fe/hi ffaelen ni, ffaelsen ni ffaelech chi, ffaelsech chi ffaelen nhw, ffaelsen nhw
preterite ffaelais i, ffaeles i ffaelaist ti, ffaelest ti ffaelodd o/e/hi ffaelon ni ffaeloch chi ffaelon nhw
imperative — ffaela — — ffaelwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms
  • ffaeledig (“feeble”)
  • ffaeledd (“failing, defect”)

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