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Brifo - To Hurt, Ache


  • brifo - to hurt, to injure, to ache

    sample sentence:

    "Ydyn ni'n cael ein dilyn ?"
    "Nac ydyn .... mae'n rhith y Brocken. Fydd e ddim yn eich brifo."

    "Are we being followed?"
    "No .... it's a 'brocken specter'. It won't hurt you."  

    Image: rhith y Brocken


  • PRESENT TENSE - AFFIRMATIVE


    ...

    Dwi'n brifo - I am hurting

    Wyt ti'n brifo - You are hurting (familiar)

    Mae e'n brifo / Mae hi'n brifo - He / She is hurting

    Dyn ni'n brifo - We are hurting

    Dych chi'n brifo - You (plural) are hurting (also singular formal)

    Maen nhw'n brifo - They are hurting

    ,,,


    PRESENT TENSE - NEGATIVE


    ...

    Dwi ddim yn brifo - I am not hurting

    Dwyt ti ddim yn brifo - You are not hurting (familiar)

    Dydy e ddim yn brifo / Dydy hi ddim yn brifo - He / She is not hurting

    Dyn ni ddim yn brifo - We are not hurting

    Dych chi ddim yn brifo - You (plural) are not hurting (also singular formal)

    Dyn nhw ddim yn brifo - They are not hurting

    ...


    PRESENT TENSE - INTERROGATIVE


    ...

    Ydw i'n brifo? - Am I hurting?

    Wyt ti'n brifo? - Are you hurting? (familiar)

    Ydy e'n brifo / Ydy hi'n brifo? - Is he / Is she hurting?

    Ydyn ni'n brifo? - Are we hurting?

    Ydych chi'n brifo? - Are you (plural) hurting? (also singular formal)

    Ydyn nhw'n brifo? - Are they hurting?

    ...


    QUESTION - ’NO / YES’ REPLIES


    ...

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

    Wyt ti'n brifo? - (Nac) Ydw

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

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

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

    Ydyn nhw'n brifo? - (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.