Lesson 7.1

DESCANZ SEITH – kenza radn
SWF: deskans seyth – kensa radn)
LESSON SEVEN – first part

We have used the present locative tense of BOAZ = to be, with the present participle of verbs, to describe what is being done in the here and now.

PRESENT

sompel:

Thera vi kerraz war an treath/dreath. = I am walking on the beach. (SWF: Th era’vy …….. war an treth.)

Mâva punnia dhyn dour. = He is running to the river. (SWF: Ma va resek dhe’n dowr.)

Mâ hei daunssia en lûar. = She is dancing in the garden. (SWF: Ma hei donsya yn lower.)

Mâ dên neidzha en môr. = There is a man swimming in the sea. (A man is swimming in the sea) (SWF: Ma den neyja en mor.)

Mâ’n flôh gwari dadn gwedhan. = The child is playing under a tree. (SWF: Ma’n flogh gwari dadn gwedhan.)

Mâ Janet redia levar. = Janet is reading a book. (SWF: Ma Janet redya lyver.)

Thera nei moaz tiuah an darraz. = We are going towards the door. (SWF: Th era’nei mos ………. an daras.)

Thera hwei canna dyrâg an chei. = You are singing in front of the house. (SWF: Th era’hwei cana a-rag an chei.)

Monz êvah reb an bord. = They are drinking by the table. (SWF: Mons ……….. reb an bord.)

Mâ kean chassia lûarn. = There are dogs chasing a fox. (Dogs are chasing a fox.) (SWF: Ma keun ……… lowarn.)

Mâ’n flehaz gyrtaz. = The children are waiting. (SWF: Ma’n flehes gortos.)

AN EASY WAY OF TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OR THE PAST

There are two little words, RA/RÂ and RŶG (monoform parts of the verb GWÎL/GÎL = to do/make) (SWF: a ra and a rug) that you can use, with infinitives, in the same way for the future or past tenses.

Pronunciation of RŶG and RUG is approx. rig.

But NOTE the monoform is only used in the indicative, not in the interrogative or negative, and it is only used with personal pronouns, names and nouns with a DEFINITE article.

So, with indefinite article, instead of RA/RÂ: (SWF: a ra)
E vêdh dên neidzha en môr. = There will be a man swimming in the sea.
E vêdh kean chassia lûarn. = There will be dogs chasing a fox.

And, with indefinite article, instead of RŶG: (SWF: a rug)
Thera dên neidzha en môr. = There was a man swimming in the sea.
Thera kean chassia lûarn. = There were dogs chasing a fox.

FUTURE

sompel:

Mi ra kerraz war an treath. = I am going to walk on the beach.

Ê ra punnia dhyn dour. = He will run to the river.

Hei ra daunssia en lûar. = She will dance in the garden.

An flôh ra gwari dadn gwedhan. = The child will play under a tree.

Janet ra redia levar. = Janet will read a book.

Nei ra moaz tiuah an darraz. = We will go towards the door.

Hwei ra canna dyrâg an chei. = You will sing in front of the house.

Andzhei ra êvah reb an bord. = They will drink by the table.

An flehaz ra gyrtaz. = The children will wait.


PAST

sompel:

Mi rŷg kerraz war an treath. = I was walking (did walk) on the beach.

Ê rŷg punnia dhyn dour. = He was running to the river.

Hei rŷg daunssia en lûar. = She was dancing in the garden.

An flôh rŷg gwari dadn gwedhan. = The child was playing under a tree.

Janet rŷg redia levar. = Janet was reading a book.

Nei rŷg moaz tiuah an darraz. = We were going towards the door.

Hwei rŷg canna dyrâg an chei. = You were singing in front of the house.

Andzhei rŷg êvah reb an bord. = They were drinking by the table.

An flehaz rŷg gyrtaz. = The children were waiting.