A1

Bod - Present Tense

Bod - Presennol

About this concept

The verb 'bod' (to be) in present tense is the most important verb in Welsh. Forms: dw i, wyt ti, mae e/o, mae hi, dyn ni, dych chi, maen nhw. Used for states and periphrastic constructions.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level A1.

Examples

Dw i'n hapus.I am happy.
Mae hi'n bwrw glaw.It is raining.
Dych chi'n siarad Cymraeg?Do you speak Welsh?
Maen nhw'n byw yng Nghaerdydd.They live in Cardiff.

Prerequisite

Personal PronounsA1

Concepts that build on this

Negation and QuestionsA1Verb-NounsA1Modal VerbsA1Likes and DislikesA1Weather ExpressionsA1Bod - Imperfect TenseA2Past Tense with GwneudA2Basic Relative ClausesA2Perfect and Recent PastA2Expressing OpinionsA2Bod - Past Tense (Preterite)A2Bod - Future TenseB1Emphatic SentencesB1

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsRhagenwau PersonolSoft MutationTreiglad MeddalNasal MutationTreiglad TrwynolAspirate MutationTreiglad LlaesThe Definite ArticleY Bannod

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