"Mae Hefin a Ceri Lingo wedi priodi."
Translation:Hefin and Ceri Lingo are married.
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Hi! For some reason, I thought that "a" causes (if possible) aspirate mutation in the following word. Is that not true? If it is, why isn't it "Hefin a Cheri"? Thanks!
You could say "they have married", using a verb in the present perfect, but in English, I think it's more common to say that "they are married", using an adjective (or the past participle of the verb as an adjective).
A bit like we'd say "The door is closed" more commonly than "The door has closed" or "The door has been closed" -- those focus on the action, while "The door is closed" (and "they are married") focusses on the continuing state that is the result of that past action.
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I had interpreted this (wrongly, I guess) as "they were married." My wife and I, for instance, were married in 1995 (a simple past passive, I think). We are still married (a present passive), and have been married for twenty years (what is that, a present perfect passive?).
It helps to remember that "wedi" literally means "after". And usually I read most dictionary forms of verbs as the "-ing" form.
So "Mae Hefin a Ceri Lingo wedi priodi" would be "Hefin and Ceri Lingo are after marrying."
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That really does help. Thank you. I always find that knowing the nonsensical literal translation helps me understand it.
Also, “wedyn” is in some of the Duolingo Welsh exercises — meaning “afterwards”.
Is it incorrect to translate 'wedi' as already? I'm sure one of my uncles used to use it like that when speaking half English/Welsh but he may have been teasing.
My experience of marriage is never passive - that what makes it fun! Llongyfarchiadau ar eich Priodas Arian blwyddyn hyn hefyd!
Would the difference be:
Yn briod = are marrying
Wedi priodi = are married
? (I'm still learning so apologies if this isn't right!)
I can't think of an exact English equivalent for the word “wedi” as used here, but the very similar word “wedyn” is usually translated as “afterwards”. So, you can think of “wedi” as an indicator that the sentence is all about the situation after the verb has happened. You are tired after tiring, and you are married after marrying.
That is what I was wondering. Does "Mae Hefin a Ceri Lingo'n briod" carry the same meaning and if so which would be more common in Welsh?
Would "Hefin and Ceri Lingo have married" be an acceptable translation?
So 'wedi priodi' is the same construction as 'wedi blino'? Dw i wedi blino = I am tired, with 'wedi blino' becoming adjectival in meaning, rather than verbal.
Your suggestion is good English, but “wed” is a relatively unusual verb in casual spoken English. The volunteer course organisers probably didn't think of it while they were typing in answers by hand.
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