2025 Day 209

 2025 Dedh Dew Cans ha Naw

De Lün, ethves warn ügens mis Gorefen
Monday, 28th July

Pandr'ew possybyl? Ellama scrifa daralla heb ûsya an verb "bos"? Na ellam. Bes martesen my alja scrifa daralla gen an verb "bos" en pub lavar. My a venja saya. An daralla a vedh pur sempel! Otta an kensa radn. En kensa thera nei ow metya gen an teylû. 
What is possible? Can I write a story without using the verb "to be"? No. But perhaps I could write a story with the verb "to be" in every sentence. I would like to try. The story will be very simple! Here's the first part. First we meet the family.

BOS locative is colour coded red (including participle and secondary verbs). BOS descriptive is colour coded green.
Where English has an active verb, Cornish often uses a passive construction with dhe to or gen with/by.

Tristan ew maw. Tristan is a boy.
Ma hôr, Rosa, dhe Tristan. 
Tristan has a sister, Rosa. 
Rosa ew mowes, deg bloodh coth. 
Rosa is a girl, ten years old. 
Ma diw hôr dhe Tristan. 
Tristan has two sisters.
Kettern ew hôr Tristan ha Rosa. 
Kettern (Katie) is Tristan's and Rosa's sister.
Kettern ha Rosa ew gevellesow kehaval (pur haval). 
Katie and Rosa are identical twins.
Ma whans dhe Rosa a olifans gwydn. 
Rosa wants a white elephant. 
Ma fowt dhe Rosa a olifans gwydn. 
Rosa lacks a white elephant. 
Nag eus olifans gwydn dhe Rosa. 
Rosa does not have a white elephant.
Ma broder bian, trei bloodh coth, dhe Rosa. 
Rosa has a little brother, three years old.
Arthor henwys ew hy broder bian. 
Her little brother is named Arthur.
Ma Arthor ow towlel brodnyon ort an gath. 
Arthur is throwing porridge at the cat.
Ma Rosa ow cofen ort (wor) hy thas. 
Rosa asks (is asking) her dad. 
Ma Rosa ow cofen ort hy mabm. 
Rosa asks her mum.
Besy ew hy mabm gen Arthor ha'n gath. 
Her mum is busy with Arthur and the cat.
Nag eus olifans gwydn dhe hy thas. 
Her dad does not have a white elephant.
Ma othom dhe Rosa a woven ort hy dama wydn. 
Rosa needs to ask her grandmother. 
Ma Rosa ha Kettern ow mos dhe'n chei aga dama wydn. 
Rosa and Katie go (are going) to their grandmother's house.
"Eus olifans gwydn dhis, a Henvam?" 
Do you have a white elephant, Granny?
Ma dew olifans gwydn dhe Mabm Wydn. 
Granny has two white elephants.
Üdn olifans ew gwres a blastik. 
One elephant is made of plastic.
An olifans aral ew gwres a dhans olifans. 
The other elephant is made of ivory (elephant tooth).

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