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Gwyro - To Swerve , Bend , Slope , Kink
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gwyro - to swerve , bend , slope , kink
sample sentence: Mae'r tŵr yn gwyro / pwyso . Os cwympith e byddwn ni'n rhedeg . - The tower is leaning. If it collapses we will run.
Image: Cwmyoy
N.B. Pwyso is used to mean 'lean' in the north whilst gwyro is more commonly heard in the south. Both words have other meanings (listed above). Cwympith (or cwympiff ) is the third person singular present short form of cwympo - to fall , crash
PRESENT TENSE - AFFIRMATIVE
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Dwi'n gwyro - I am swerving , bending , sloping , kinking
Wyt ti'n gwyro - You are swerving , bending , sloping , kinking (familiar)
Mae e'n gwyro / Mae hi'n gwyro - He / She is swerving , bending , sloping , kinking
Dyn ni'n gwyro - We are swerving , bending , sloping , kinking
Dych chi'n gwyro - You (plural) are swerving , bending , sloping , kinking (also singular formal)
Maen nhw'n gwyro - They are swerving , bending , sloping , kinking
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PRESENT TENSE - NEGATIVE
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Dwi ddim yn gwyro - I am not swerving , bending , sloping , kinking
Dwyt ti ddim yn gwyro - You are not swerving , bending , sloping , kinking (familiar)
Dydy e ddim yn gwyro / Dydy hi ddim yn gwyro - He / She is not swerving , bending , sloping , kinking
Dyn ni ddim yn gwyro - We are not swerving , bending , sloping , kinking
Dych chi ddim yn gwyro - You (plural) are not swerving , bending , sloping , kinking (also singular formal)
Dyn nhw ddim yn gwyro - They are not swerving , bending , sloping , kinking
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PRESENT TENSE - INTERROGATIVE
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Ydw i'n gwyro? - Am I swerving , bending , sloping , kinking?
Wyt ti'n gwyro? - Are you swerving , bending , sloping , kinking? (familiar)
Ydy e'n gwyro / Ydy hi'n gwyro? - Is he / Is she swerving , bending , sloping , kinking?
Ydyn ni'n gwyro? - Are we swerving , bending , sloping , kinking?
Ydych chi'n gwyro? - Are you (plural) swerving , bending , sloping , kinking? (also singular formal)
Ydyn nhw'n gwyro? - Are they swerving , bending , sloping , kinking?
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QUESTION - ’NO / YES’ REPLIES
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Ydw i'n gwyro? - (Nac) Wyt / (Ydych - formal)
Wyt ti'n gwyro? - (Nac) Ydw
Ydy e'n gwyro / Ydy hi'n gwyro? - (Nac) Ydy
Ydyn ni'n gwyro? - (Nac) Ydyn / Ydych
Ydych chi'n gwyro? - (Nac) Ydyn / (Ydw - formal)
Ydyn nhw'n gwyro? - (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.
