Verb-Nouns

Berfenwau

About this concept

Welsh verbs have a base form called the verb-noun (berfenw), equivalent to the infinitive. Used with 'bod' + 'yn' for periphrastic constructions: Dw i'n darllen (I am reading/I read).

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

Examples

darllen (to read)Dw i'n darllen llyfr.

bwyta (to eat)Mae hi'n bwyta.

mynd (to go)Dyn ni'n mynd i'r dref.

gwneud (to do/make)Beth wyt ti'n wneud?

Prerequisite

Bod - Present TenseA1

Concepts that build on this

Habitual Present with BodA1 Commands and ImperativesA2 Inflected Verb FormsB1 Compound Verb-NounsB1

More A1 concepts

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