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Osgoi - To Avoid, To Elude


  • PRESENT TENSE - AFFIRMATIVE


    ...

    Dwi'n osgoi - I am avoiding

    Wyt ti'n osgoi - You are avoiding (familiar)

    Mae e'n osgoi / Mae hi'n osgoi - He / She is avoiding

    Dyn ni'n osgoi - We are avoiding

    Dych chi'n osgoi - You (plural) are avoiding (also singular formal)

    Maen nhw'n osgoi - They are avoiding

    ,,,


    PRESENT TENSE - NEGATIVE


    ...

    Dwi ddim yn osgoi - I am not avoiding

    Dwyt ti ddim yn osgoi - You are not avoiding (familiar)

    Dydy e ddim yn osgoi / Dydy hi ddim yn osgoi - He / She is not avoiding

    Dyn ni ddim yn osgoi - We are not avoiding

    Dych chi ddim yn osgoi - You (plural) are not avoiding (also singular formal)

    Dyn nhw ddim yn osgoi - They are not avoiding

    ...


    PRESENT TENSE - INTERROGATIVE


    ...

    Ydw i'n osgoi? - Am I avoiding?

    Wyt ti'n osgoi? - Are you avoiding? (familiar)

    Ydy e'n osgoi / Ydy hi'n osgoi? - Is he / Is she avoiding?

    Ydyn ni'n osgoi? - Are we avoiding?

    Ydych chi'n osgoi? - Are you (plural) avoiding? (also singular formal)

    Ydyn nhw'n osgoi? - Are they avoiding?

    ...


    QUESTION - ’NO / YES’ REPLIES


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

    Wyt ti'n osgoi? - (Nac) Ydw

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

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

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

    Ydyn nhw'n osgoi? - (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.