Recent Welsh Grammar
Nouns
Nouns have two genders, masculine and feminine.
pentref |
|
village (masc.) |
Singular |
nom. |
|
y pentref |
|
the village |
Plural |
nom. |
|
y pentrefi |
|
the villages |
pont |
|
bridge (fem.) |
Singular |
nom. |
|
y bont |
|
the bridge |
Plural |
nom. |
|
y pontydd |
|
the bridges |
Verbs
bod |
|
to be |
Singular |
1. |
yr wyf i |
|
I am |
2. |
yr wyt ti |
|
you are (familiar) |
|
yr ydych chwi |
|
you are (formal) |
3. |
y mae ef |
|
he is |
|
y mae hi |
|
she is |
Plural |
1. |
yr ydym ni |
|
we are |
2. |
yr ydych chwi |
|
you are |
3. |
y maent hwy |
|
they are |
bod gan |
|
to have |
Singular |
1. |
y mae ... gennyf i |
|
I have ... |
2. |
y mae ... gennyt ti |
|
you have ... |
|
|
|
(familiar) |
|
y mae ... gennych |
|
you have ... |
|
chwi |
|
(formal) |
3. |
y mae ... ganddo ef |
|
he has ... |
|
y mae ... ganddi hi |
|
she has ... |
Plural |
1. |
y mae ... gennym ni |
|
we have ... |
2. |
y mae ... gennych chwi |
|
you have ... |
3. |
y mae ... ganddynt hwy |
|
they have ... |
darllen |
|
to read |
Singular |
1. |
yr wyf i'n darllen |
|
I read |
2. |
yr wyt ti'n darllen |
|
you read (familiar) |
|
yr ydych chwi'n darllen |
|
you read (formal) |
3. |
y mae ef yn darllen |
|
he reads |
|
y mae hi'n darllen |
|
she reads |
Plural |
1. |
yr ydym ni'n darllen |
|
we read |
2. |
yr ydych chwi'n darllen |
|
you read |
3. |
y maent hwy'n darllen |
|
they read |
Adjectives
Adjectives have two genders, masculine and feminine and are usually placed after the noun.
cryf |
|
strong (masc.) |
Singular |
ceffyl cryf |
|
a strong horse |
y ceffyl cryf |
|
the strong horse |
Plural |
ceffylau cryf |
|
strong horses |
y ceffylau cryf |
|
the strong horses |
gref |
|
strong (fem.) |
Singular |
caseg gref |
|
a strong mare |
y gaseg gref |
|
the strong mare |
Plural |
cesig cryf |
|
strong mares |
y cesig cryf |
|
the strong mares |
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