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Cneifio - To Shear


  • cneifio - to shear, to fleece

    sample sentence: 

    Maen nhw wedi cneifio'r defaid .

    They have sheared the sheep. 

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  • PRESENT TENSE - AFFIRMATIVE


    ...

    Dwi'n cneifio - I am shearing

    Wyt ti'n cneifio - You are shearing (familiar)

    Mae e'n cneifio / Mae hi'n cneifio - He / She is shearing

    Dyn ni'n cneifio - We are shearing

    Dych chi'n cneifio - You (plural) are shearing (also singular formal)

    Maen nhw'n cneifio - They are shearing

    ,,,


    PRESENT TENSE - NEGATIVE


    ...

    Dwi ddim yn cneifio - I am not shearing

    Dwyt ti ddim yn cneifio - You are not shearing (familiar)

    Dydy e ddim yn cneifio / Dydy hi ddim yn cneifio - He / She is not shearing

    Dyn ni ddim yn cneifio - We are not shearing

    Dych chi ddim yn cneifio - You (plural) are not shearing (also singular formal)

    Dyn nhw ddim yn cneifio - They are not shearing

    ...


    PRESENT TENSE - INTERROGATIVE


    ...

    Ydw i'n cneifio? - Am I shearing?

    Wyt ti'n cneifio? - Are you shearing? (familiar)

    Ydy e'n cneifio / Ydy hi'n cneifio? - Is he / Is she shearing?

    Ydyn ni'n cneifio? - Are we shearing?

    Ydych chi'n cneifio? - Are you (plural) shearing? (also singular formal)

    Ydyn nhw'n cneifio? - Are they shearing?

    ...


    QUESTION - ’NO / YES’ REPLIES


    ...

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

    Wyt ti'n cneifio? - (Nac) Ydw

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

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

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

    Ydyn nhw'n cneifio? - (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.