rydw

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of yr ydw.

Pronunciation

Verb

rydw (not mutable)

  1. (neologism) first-person singular present indicative of bod
    Rydw i yma.
    I am here.

Usage notes

This form is a normalization found primarily in pedagogical material; it is rarely encountered either in colloquial speech or in literature.[1]

  • dydw (negative)
  • ydw (interrogative)

References

  1. ^ King, Gareth (1993) Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 147
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