Week 44 - Main grammatical points Future short forms
In the last series we looked at the short forms of the future tense. These forms are prevalent in this week' episodes. It wouldn't be a bad thing to remind ourselves of these forms.
Brian says: Rodda i'r petrol yn y car - I'll put petrol in the car
Rodda i - I'll put
To form the first person of the future tense short form a or in more formal Welsh af is added to the stem of the verb.The verb is rhoi to put but it has an irregular stem rhodd.
Therefore I'll put is rhodda i.
You might also find that roia i is used in everyday speech.
Here are a few more irregular stems of verbs:
Cerdded is the verb but the stem is cerdd. Cerdda i I'll walk
Clywed - to hear - clyw - Clywa i - I'll hear Cyfarfod - to meet - cyfarfydd - Cyfarfydda - I'll meet Cymryd - to take - cymer - Cymera i - I'll take Cyrraedd to arrive - cyrhaedd - Cyrhaedda i - I'll arrive Gadael to leave - gadaw - Gadawa i - I'll leave Gweld to see - gwel - Gwela i - I'll see Gwrando to listen - gwrandaw - Gwrandawa i I'll listen
We have already come across the other four irregular forms:
Mynd - Â i or Af i Dod - Do i or Dof i Gwneud - Gwna i Cael - Ca i or Caf i
Passive sentences
Brian says: Mae yna sêl fawr yn cael ei chynnal yn Salford - A large sale is being held.
This is an example of the passive or impersonal sentence where the action of a verb is done to or imposed upon the subject. Here are some more examples:
Mae'r cyngerdd yn cael ei gynnal - The concert is being held Mae'r newyddion yn cael ei ddarllen gan Dewi Llwyd - The news is being read by Dewi Llwyd Ydy'r gêm yn cael ei chwarae? - Is the game being played? Ydy'r bachgen wedi cael ei ddal? - Has the boy been caught?
Ar finArwyn says: Ar fin gwneud swper i fi fy hunan o'n ni - I was about to make supper for myself
And: On i ar fin dweud wrthi ein bod ni wedi gwahanu - I was about to tell her that we had separated
Ar fin means about to do something or on the verge of doing something Ar fin
