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16 October 2014

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Text index - North Foundation

Passive

In this section we will learn how to use Y Goddefol - The Passive Voice

We use y goddefol to talk about something that happened to us, over which we had no control. e.g.

Mi ges i fy ngeni.	I was born.
Mi ges i fy nghicio.	I was kicked.

To speak in the passive voice, we need to learn rhagenwau (pronouns), and the mutations that follow them.

Fy______i.	treiglad trwynol	fy nghar i	my car
Dy______di.	treiglad meddal	dy gar di	your car
Ei______o.	treiglad meddal	ei gar e.	his car.
Ei______hi.	treiglad llaes	ei char hi	her car
Ein______ni.	dim treiglad	ein car ni.	our car.
Eich______chi.	dim treiglad	eich car chi.	your car.
Eu______nhw.	dim treiglad	eu car nhw.	their car.

We need to learn the endings for the action word CAEL (to have)

Mi ges i	I had
Mi gest ti	You had
Mi gaeth hi	She had
Mi gaeth o	He had
Mi gaethon ni	We had
Mi gaethoch chi	You had
Mi gaethon nhw	They had

We also use these forms to convey that something was done in Welsh. E.g.

Mi ges i fy magu	I was brought up
Mi gest ti dy fagu	You were brought up
Mi gaeth hi ei magu	She was brought up
Mi gaeth o ei fagu	He was brought up
Mi gaethon ni'n magu	We were brought up
Mi gaethoch chi'ch magu	You were brought yp
Mi gaethon nhw ei magu	They were brought up
Lle caethoch chi'ch geni?	Where were you born?
Mi ges i fy ngeni yn Wrecsam.	I was born in Wrexham
Lle cest ti dy eni?	Where were you born? (informal)
Mi ges i fy ngeni yn Y Drenewydd.	I was born in Newtown.
Ble cawsoch chi eich magu?	Where were you brought up?
Mi ges i fy magu ym Mangor.	I was brought up in Bangor.
Lle cest ti dy fagu?	Where were you brought up?
Mi ges i fy magu yn Wrecsam.	I was brought up in Wrexham.

Mi ges i fy ngeni yn Y Rhyl.	I was born in Rhyl.
Mi gest ti dy eni ym Machynlleth.	You were born in Machynlleth.
Mi gaeth o ei eni yn Llandudno.	He was born in Llandudno.
Mi gaeth hi ei geni yn Nolgellau.	She was born in Dolgellau.
Mi gaethon ni'n magu yng Nghaernarfon.	We were born in Caernarfon.
Mi gaethoch chi'ch geni ym Mangor.	You were born in Bangor.
Mi gaethon nhw eu geni yn Llanelwy.	They were born in St. Asaph.

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