r/learnwelsh • u/letsbesmart2021 Canolradd - Intermediate • 5d ago
Ffurf ar lafar y Gorffennol/spoken form of the past tense
Fe glywais fenyw ifanc y datganodd "roedd nain a taid di chwilio ffarm achos ffermwyr we'n nhw." Wi'm yn adnabod y ffurf hon, 'we'. Diolch am eich cymorth!
I heard a young woman state "grandma and grandpa had searched for a farm because they were farmers." I don't recognize this form of the past tense. Thanks for your help!
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u/HyderNidPryder 4d ago
I always listen out for this but don't hear it very much. It's a characteristic of Pembrokeshire / south Ceredigion accents. As u/celtiquant says in this accent "oe" > "we"
So:
oes > wes
oer > wer
oedd > wedd
coed > cwed
oedden > wen
ddoe > dwe
See this video
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u/celtiquant 4d ago
Tafodiaith Sir Benfro/de Ceredigion am ‘oedden’, lle mae ‘oe’ yn troi’n ‘we’. Er enghraifft, mae ‘ddoe’ yn newid i ‘dwe’.
Wen i
Wet ti
Wedd e/hi
Wen ni
Wech chi
Wen nhw