klask

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton clasq. Cognate with Welsh casglu.

Verb

klask

  1. (transitive) to search, look for
    • Ti a glaskan gant ul liorzh brasoc'h eget hini ma zi kozh.
      I am looking for a house with a bigger garden than that of my previous house.
  2. (intransitive) to try
    • Me a glaske lenn al levr-se met an hini n'oa ket dibres.
      I tried to read that book but it wasn't available.
  3. (rare, reflexive, intransitive, reflexive form: en em glask) to cope
    • O'n em glask emaon !
      I am trying/coping with it!.

Conjugation

Personal forms
IndicativeConditionalImperative
PresentImperfectPreteriteFuturePresentImperfect
1sklaskanklaskenklaskisklaskinklaskfenklaskjen-
2sklaskezklaskesklaskjoutklaskiklaskfesklaskjesklask
3sklaskklaskeklaskasklaskoklaskfeklaskjeklasket
1pklaskompklaskempklaskjompklaskimpklaskfempklaskjempklaskomp
2pklaskitklaskec'hklaskjoc'hklaskotklaskfec'hklaskjec'hklaskit
3pklaskontklaskentklaskjontklaskintklaskfentklaskjentklaskent
0klaskerklaskedklaskjodklaskorklaskfedklaskjed-
Impersonal formsMutated forms
Infinitive: klask
Present participle: o klask
Past participle: klasket (auxiliary verb: kaout)
Soft mutation after a: a glask-
Mixed mutation after e: e klask-
Soft mutation after ne/na: ne/na glask-

Noun

klask f

  1. a try, an attempt
    • en ur glask + verb.
      trying to + verb.
    • En ur glask lenn da levr ez eus bet graet goap ouzhin gantaƱ.
      I was being laughed at while I was trying to read your book.

Inflection

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