Past: Dod 1 is the thirty-first (assuming read left to right) skill of the language tree for Welsh, and it has a total of two lessons. It teaches the simple past tense for dod, which is irregular.
Grammar Notes[]
Dod is irregular in the past tense:
English | Welsh |
---|---|
I came | Des i |
You came | Dest ti |
He/She came | Daeth e/hi |
We came | Daethon ni |
You came | Daethoch chi |
They came | Daethon nhw |
Also, as with mynd in a previous simple past skill, many northern and western Welsh speakers will add mi in front of the verb. When you do, there is lenition with the forms for dod (i.e mi ddes i).
Dod also means "to bring" when used with the preposition â. When using â, it is followed by aspirant mutation:
- Mi ddes i â phartner i'r cyngerdd. = I brought a partner to the concert.
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- des i = I came
- ddes i = did I come?
- dest ti = you came
- ddest ti = did you come?
- daethoch chi = you came
- ddaethoch chi = did you come?
- yn syth o = straight from
- cyngerdd = concert
Lesson 2[]
- arddangosfa = exhibition
- drama = play (f.)
- partner = partner
- dod â/ag = to bring
- mi = particle used in North Welsh with the past tense
- efo = with
- do = yes (I did)
- naddo = no (I didn't)
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/cy/Past-Dod