Topic: Welsh

"Ddoe, dw i wedi yfed coffi."

Translation:Yesterday, I have drunk coffee.

June 7, 2016

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Sir_Percival
  • 1685

English 'drank' is correct here.

February 5, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/Zismac

    Surely "had" would be more appropriate?

    June 7, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/ibisc
    Mod

      Thanks for pointing out the awkward English. This default translation has now been changed to 'Yesterday, I drank coffee'.

      ('I had drunk...' would actually require a different tense in Welsh, the pluperfect - ro'n i wedi yfed....)

      June 8, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/Dim-ond-dysgwr

        The Welsh too is awkward in my view. Should be "Ddoe yfes i goffi" since yesterday is over and done with. If want you really want is (as I suspect) to test the construction "I have drunk" then you should really choose a sentence like "Dwi wedi yfed coffi heno" (I've drunk coffee tonight), which makes sense since tonight is still ongoing.

        November 10, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/ijtro

          Did put in that response, but it still marks me as wrong.

          February 10, 2017
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