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Dwlu - To Love

  • This is a southern dialect term. In the north caru is much more widely used.


    PRESENT TENSE - AFFIRMATIVE


    ...

    Dwi'n dwlu - I am loving

    Wyt ti'n dwlu - You are loving (familiar)

    Mae e'n dwlu / Mae hi'n dwlu - He / She is loving

    Dyn ni'n dwlu - We are loving

    Dych chi'n dwlu - You (plural) are loving (also singular formal)

    Maen nhw'n dwlu - They are loving

    ,,,


    PRESENT TENSE - NEGATIVE


    ...

    Dwi ddim yn dwlu - I am not loving

    Dwyt ti ddim yn dwlu - You are not loving (familiar)

    Dydy e ddim yn dwlu / Dydy hi ddim yn dwlu - He / She is not loving

    Dyn ni ddim yn dwlu - We are not loving

    Dych chi ddim yn dwlu - You (plural) are not loving (also singular formal)

    Dyn nhw ddim yn dwlu - They are not loving

    ...


    PRESENT TENSE - INTERROGATIVE


    ...

    Ydw i'n dwlu? - Am I loving?

    Wyt ti'n dwlu? - Are you loving? (familiar)

    Ydy e'n dwlu / Ydy hi'n dwlu? - Is he / Is she loving?

    Ydyn ni'n dwlu? - Are we loving?

    Ydych chi'n dwlu? - Are you (plural) loving? (also singular formal)

    Ydyn nhw'n dwlu? - Are they loving?

    ...


    QU ESTION - ’NO / YES’ REPLIES


    ...

    Ydw i'n dwlu? - (Nac) Wyt / (Ydych - formal)

    Wyt ti'n dwlu? - (Nac) Ydw

    Ydy e'n dwlu / Ydy hi'n dwlu? - (Nac) Ydy

    Ydyn ni'n dwlu? - (Nac) Ydyn / Ydych

    Ydych chi'n dwlu? - (Nac) Ydyn / (Ydw - formal)

    Ydyn nhw'n dwlu? - (Nac) Ydyn

    ...


    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.