Verbal Paradigm – BOS
Kernowek Standard and UCR
Simple Present
O’vy / oma Of ve – I am
Os ta Os ta – you are
Yw ev Yw ef – he is.
Yw hy Yw hy – she is.
On ny On ny – we are.
Owgh why Ough why – you are
Yns Y Ynjy – they are.
Long Form Present
Yth esof vy Theraf ve – I am
Yth esos ta Th'esta – You are.
Yma ev Thera ef – He is.
Yma hy Thera hy – She is.
Yth eson ny Th'eron ny – We are.
Yth esowgh why Th'erowgh why – You are.
Ymowns y mowns y / ma anjy = They are.
Short form Imperfect
En vy En ve – I was.
Es ta Es ta – You were.
O ev O ef – He was.
O hy O hy – She was.
En ny En ny – We were.
Ewgh why Eugh why – You were.
Ȇns y Ens ynjy – They were.
Long Form Imperfect
Yth esen vy Thejen ve – I was.
Yth eses ta Theros ta – You were.
Yth esa ef Theja ef – He was.
Yth esa hy Theja hy – She was.
Yth esen ny Thejen ny – We were.
Yth esewgh why Thejeugh why – You were
Yth esens y Thesens ynjy – They were.
Future
Bedha' vy Bedhaf ve - I will be
Bedhys ta Bedhys ta – You will be
Bёdh ef Bedh ef - He will be
Bёdh hy Bedh hy - She will be
Bedhyn ny Bedhyn ny – We will be
Bedhowgh why Bedhough why – You will be
Bedhons y Bedhons ynjy – They will be
Past Habitual
Bedhen vy Bedhen ve – I always used to be
Bedhes ta Bedhes ta – You always used to be
Bedha ev Bedha ef – He always used to be
Bedha hy Bedha hy – She always used to
Bedhen ny Bedhen ny – We always used to
Bedhewgh why Bedheugh why – You always used to
Bedhens y Bedhens ynjy (y) – They always used to
Preterite
Beu' ve Buef ve – I was
Beusta Bues ta – You were
Beu ev Bue ef – He was
Beu hy Bue hy – She was
Beun ny Buen ny – We were
Bewgh / why be'why Beugh why – You were
Bowns y Bons ynjy – They were
Conditional
Bien ve Byen ve – I could be
Bies ta Byes ta - You could be
Bia ev Bya ef – He could be
Bia hy Bya hy – She could be
Bien ny Byen ny – We could be
Biowgh why / bie'why Byeugh why – You could be
Biens y Byens ynjy – They could be
Subjunctive
Ben ve – I may/might be
Bes ta – You may/might be
Be ef(ev) – He may/might be
Be hy – She may be
Ben ny – We may be
Beugh why – You may/might
Bens y(ynjy) – They may/might