"South America is a big continent."
Translation:Cyfandir mawr yw De America.
January 27, 2016
4 Comments
Please can someone tell me what the difference is between yw and ydy - ie why are both acceptable? Is it a NW/SW dialect thing? Thanks
April 14, 2016
Could you also say "De America ydy cyfandir mawr"? & I've seen a few other sentences with a "backwards" word order and am wondering if there's a rule in Welsh as to which part should come first in sentences like this.
January 27, 2016
Yottskry
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I would also like to know the difference between yw and ydy, as both seem acceptable in the same context.
November 15, 2017
They are generally completely interchangeable - just use one or the other consistently.
However, only ydy should be used when starting simple, unemphatic questions or giving an answer ‘yes’:
- Dewi ydy/yw’r tala - Dewi is the tallest
- Ydy Dewi’n dal? Ydy. - Is Dewi tall? Yes.
- Faint ydy/yw’r y tocynnau? - How much are the tickets?
November 15, 2017
