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Dechrau - To Start
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dechrau - to start
sample sentence: Yr wythnos hon , dechreuais i swydd newydd yn y gwaith glo lleol . - This week I started a new job at the local coal mine.
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PRESENT TENSE - AFFIRMATIVE
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Dwi'n dechrau - I am starting
Wyt ti'n dechrau - You are starting (familiar)
Mae e'n dechrau / Mae hi'n dechrau - He / She is starting
Dyn ni'n dechrau - We are starting
Dych chi'n dechrau - You (plural) are starting (also singular formal)
Maen nhw'n dechrau - They are starting
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PRESENT TENSE - NEGATIVE
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Dwi ddim yn dechrau - I am not starting
Dwyt ti ddim yn dechrau - You are not starting (familiar)
Dydy e ddim yn dechrau / Dydy hi ddim yn dechrau - He / She is not starting
Dyn ni ddim yn dechrau - We are not starting
Dych chi ddim yn dechrau - You (plural) are not starting (also singular formal)
Dyn nhw ddim yn dechrau - They are not starting
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PRESENT TENSE - INTERROGATIVE
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Ydw i'n dechrau? - Am I starting?
Wyt ti'n dechrau? - Are you starting? (familiar)
Ydy e'n dechrau / Ydy hi'n dechrau? - Is he / Is she starting?
Ydyn ni'n dechrau? - Are we starting?
Ydych chi'n dechrau? - Are you (plural) starting? (also singular formal)
Ydyn nhw'n dechrau? - Are they starting?
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QUESTION - ’NO / YES’ REPLIES
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Ydw i'n dechrau? - (Nac) Wyt / (Ydych - formal)
Wyt ti'n dechrau? - (Nac) Ydw
Ydy e'n dechrau / Ydy hi'n dechrau? - (Nac) Ydy
Ydyn ni'n dechrau? - (Nac) Ydyn / Ydych
Ydych chi'n dechrau? - (Nac) Ydyn / (Ydw - formal)
Ydyn nhw'n dechrau? - (Nac) Ydyn
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N.B. 'Wyt ti' is the familiar form of the 2nd person and should be used only when addressing close friends, family members and animals. 'Dych chi' is the polite form and should be used in all other instances.
