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Dal - To Catch
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dal - to catch , to continue , to hold
sample sentences:
Pam oeddech chi'n dal y trên ? - Why did you catch the train?
Doedden ni ddim eisiau cerdded i Corris. - We did not want to walk to Corris .
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PRESENT TENSE - AFFIRMATIVE
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Dwi'n dal - I am catching
Wyt ti'n dal - You are catching (familiar)
Mae e'n dal / Mae hi'n dal - He / She is catching
Dyn ni'n dal - We are catching
Dych chi'n dal - You (plural) are catching (also singular formal)
Maen nhw'n dal - They are catching
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PRESENT TENSE - NEGATIVE
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Dwi ddim yn dal - I am not catching
Dwyt ti ddim yn dal - You are not catching (familiar)
Dydy e ddim yn dal / Dydy hi ddim yn dal - He / She is not catching
Dyn ni ddim yn dal - We are not catching
Dych chi ddim yn dal - You (plural) are not catching (also singular formal)
Dyn nhw ddim yn dal - They are not catching
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PRESENT TENSE - INTERROGATIVE
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Ydw i'n dal? - Am I catching?
Wyt ti'n dal? - Are you catching? (familiar)
Ydy e'n dal / Ydy hi'n dal? - Is he / Is she catching?
Ydyn ni'n dal? - Are we catching?
Ydych chi'n dal? - Are you (plural) catching? (also singular formal)
Ydyn nhw'n dal? - Are they catching?
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QUESTION - ’NO / YES’ REPLIES
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Ydw i'n dal? - (Nac) Wyt / (Ydych - formal)
Wyt ti'n dal? - (Nac) Ydw
Ydy e'n dal / Ydy hi'n dal? - (Nac) Ydy
Ydyn ni'n dal? - (Nac) Ydyn / Ydych
Ydych chi'n dal? - (Nac) Ydyn / (Ydw - formal)
Ydyn nhw'n dal? - (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.
