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Cloddio - To Dig
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cloddio - to dig, to mine, to quarry, to excavate
sample sentence:
Maen nhw'n cloddio'r gweddillion Rhufeinig yng Nghaerllion.
Maen nhw'n gobeithio darganfod arteffactau hanesyddol .
They are digging the Roman remains in Caerleon.
They hope to discover historical artefacts.
Image: Caerllion
PRESENT TENSE - AFFIRMATIVE
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Dwi'n cloddio - I am digging
Wyt ti'n cloddio - You are digging (familiar)
Mae e'n cloddio / Mae hi'n cloddio - He / She is digging
Dyn ni'n cloddio - We are digging
Dych chi'n cloddio - You (plural) are digging (also singular formal)
Maen nhw'n cloddio - They are digging
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PRESENT TENSE - NEGATIVE
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Dwi ddim yn cloddio - I am not digging
Dwyt ti ddim yn cloddio - You are not digging (familiar)
Dydy e ddim yn cloddio / Dydy hi ddim yn cloddio - He / She is not digging
Dyn ni ddim yn cloddio - We are not digging
Dych chi ddim yn cloddio - You (plural) are not digging (also singular formal)
Dyn nhw ddim yn cloddio - They are not digging
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PRESENT TENSE - INTERROGATIVE
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Ydw i'n cloddio? - Am I digging?
Wyt ti'n cloddio? - Are you digging? (familiar)
Ydy e'n cloddio / Ydy hi'n cloddio? - Is he / Is she digging?
Ydyn ni'n cloddio? - Are we digging?
Ydych chi'n cloddio? - Are you (plural) digging? (also singular formal)
Ydyn nhw'n cloddio? - Are they digging?
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QUESTION - ’NO / YES’ REPLIES
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Ydw i'n cloddio? - (Nac) Wyt / (Ydych - formal)
Wyt ti'n cloddio? - (Nac) Ydw
Ydy e'n cloddio / Ydy hi'n cloddio? - (Nac) Ydy
Ydyn ni'n cloddio? - (Nac) Ydyn / Ydych
Ydych chi'n cloddio? - (Nac) Ydyn / (Ydw - formal)
Ydyn nhw'n cloddio? - (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.
