PATAGONIA - Patagonia6
Instances of oedden

45SARac oedden ni (y)n byw fan hyn ar y ffarm erbyn hyn .
  acand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT bywlive.V.INFIN fanplace.N.MF.SG+SM hynthis.ADJ.DEM.SP aron.PREP ythe.DET.DEF ffarmfarm.N.F.SG erbynby.PREP hynthis.PRON.DEM.SP .
  and we were living here on the farm by this time
46SARmi o(edde)n nhw (y)n reit hir cyn dod [//] gallu dod i (y)r ffermydd .
  miPRT.AFF oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT reitquite.ADV hirlong.ADJ cynbefore.PREP dodcome.V.INFIN gallube_able.V.INFIN dodcome.V.INFIN ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF ffermyddfarms.N.F.PL .
  they took a very long time before being able to come to the farms
49SARy saer oedden nhw (y)n galw wrtho wrth ei grefft .
  ythe.DET.DEF saercarpenter.N.M.SG oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT galwcall.V.INFIN wrthoto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S wrthby.PREP eihis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S greffthandicraft.N.F.SG+SM .
  they used to call him the mason, after his craft
98CRLond oedden nhw dod i deall &=laugh ?
  ondbut.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P dodcome.V.INFIN ito.PREP deallunderstand.V.INFIN ?
  but did they come to understand?
129SARac oedden nhw yn byw ar yr un ffarm .
  acand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT bywlive.V.INFIN aron.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF unone.NUM ffarmfarm.N.F.SG .
  and they lived on the same farm
160SARachos y rhai tawel oedden nhw .
  achosbecause.CONJ ythe.DET.DEF rhaisome.PRON tawelquiet.ADJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P .
  because they were the quiet ones
182SARachos oedd yr Indiaid wedyn (.) dan ni (ddi)m yn gwybod ffordd oedden nhw (y)n deall .
  achosbecause.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF yrthe.DET.DEF Indiaidname wedynafterwards.ADV danbe.V.1P.PRES niwe.PRON.1P ddimnot.ADV+SM ynPRT gwybodknow.V.INFIN fforddway.N.F.SG oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT deallunderstand.V.INFIN .
  because the Indians afterwards, we don't know how they understood
185SARffordd oedden nhw (y)n deall ei_gilydd .
  fforddway.N.F.SG oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT deallunderstand.V.INFIN ei_gilyddeach_other.PRON.3SP .
  the way they understood each other
207SARac uh (..) oedden nhw (y)n dal ymlaen .
  acand.CONJ uher.IM oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT dalcontinue.V.INFIN ymlaenforward.ADV .
  and er, they were carrying on
208SARoedden nhw (y)n dod fel teithwyr o(edde)n nhw .
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT dodcome.V.INFIN fellike.CONJ teithwyrtravellers.N.M.PL oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P .
  they were coming as travellers
208SARoedden nhw (y)n dod fel teithwyr o(edde)n nhw .
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT dodcome.V.INFIN fellike.CONJ teithwyrtravellers.N.M.PL oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P .
  they were coming as travellers
209SARoedden nhw yna yn codi tai i wneud <tai ac> [?] +...
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynathere.ADV ynPRT codilift.V.INFIN taihouses.N.M.PL ito.PREP wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM taihouses.N.M.PL acand.CONJ .
  they were erecting houses to make houses and...
212SARtoldosS oedden ni (y)n deud yn Sbanish .
  toldosawning.N.M.PL oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN ynin.PREP SbanishSpanish.N.F.SG .
  we said toldos in Spanish
218SARac oedden nhw (y)n canlyn ar_ôl lle oedd yr anifeiliaid yn mynd .
  acand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT canlynfollow.V.INFIN ar_ôlafter.PREP llewhere.INT oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF yrthe.DET.DEF anifeiliaidanimals.N.M.PL ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN .
  and they were following after where the animals went
219SARachos oedden nhw yn gwybod yr hanes yn_ôl xxx bob amser .
  achosbecause.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT gwybodknow.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF hanesstory.N.M.SG yn_ôlback.ADV bobeach.PREQ+SM amsertime.N.M.SG .
  because they knew the history back [...] always
221SARac oedden nhw (y)n um dod i edrych am y Cymry .
  acand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT umum.IM dodcome.V.INFIN ito.PREP edrychlook.V.INFIN amfor.PREP ythe.DET.DEF CymryWelsh_people.N.M.PL .
  and they came to look for the Welsh
222SARac oedden nhw (y)n hela (.) dim_ond be oedd raid wneud .
  acand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT helahunt.V.INFIN dim_ondonly.ADV bewhat.INT oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF raidnecessity.N.M.SG+SM wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM .
  and they used to hunt only what was needed
224SARa wedyn pam oedden nhw jyst â gorffen (.) o(edde)n nhw (y)n mynd (y)n_ôl i hela &we &h eto .
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV pamwhy?.ADV oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P jystjust.ADV âwith.PREP gorffencomplete.V.INFIN oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN yn_ôlback.ADV ito.PREP helahunt.V.INFIN etoagain.ADV .
  and then when they were about to finish, they went back to hunting again
224SARa wedyn pam oedden nhw jyst â gorffen (.) o(edde)n nhw (y)n mynd (y)n_ôl i hela &we &h eto .
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV pamwhy?.ADV oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P jystjust.ADV âwith.PREP gorffencomplete.V.INFIN oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN yn_ôlback.ADV ito.PREP helahunt.V.INFIN etoagain.ADV .
  and then when they were about to finish, they went back to hunting again
269SARoedden nhw yn byw yn xxx ymyl DolafonCS .
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT bywlive.V.INFIN ynin.PREP ymyledge.N.F.SG Dolafonname .
  they lived in [...] next to Dolavon
307SARnac oedden .
  nacPRT.NEG oeddenbe.V.13P.IMPERF .
  no they weren't
321SARo(edde)n nhw allan yn y bryniau o (y)r ddwy ochrau y dyffryn .
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P allanout.ADV ynin.PREP ythe.DET.DEF bryniauhill.N.M.PL oof.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF ddwytwo.NUM.F+SM ochrausides.N.F.PL ythe.DET.DEF dyffrynvalley.N.M.SG .
  they were out on the hills of both sides of the valley
325SARa wedyn oedden nhw (we)di mynd i (y)r ffermydd erbyn hyn .
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P wediafter.PREP myndgo.V.INFIN ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF ffermyddfarms.N.F.PL erbynby.PREP hynthis.PRON.DEM.SP .
  and then they'd gone to the farms by this time
333SARoedden bobl ofalus ofnadwy .
  oeddenbe.V.13P.IMPERF boblpeople.N.F.SG+SM ofaluscareful.ADJ+SM ofnadwyterrible.ADJ .
  they were very caerful people
392SARachos oedden nhw (y)n dod (y)r holl xxx ynde .
  achosbecause.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT dodcome.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF hollall.PREQ yndeisn't_it.IM .
  because they came the whole [...], isn't it
395SARond oedden ni (y)n byw xxx i_gyd .
  ondbut.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT bywlive.V.INFIN i_gydall.ADJ .
  but we were all living [...]
419SARachos oedden nhw yn wneud gardd lysiau cheith yr ieir ddim fod allan .
  achosbecause.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM garddgarden.N.F.SG lysiauvegetables.N.M.PL+SM cheithget.V.3S.PRES+AM yrthe.DET.DEF ieirhens.N.F.PL ddimnot.ADV+SM fodbe.V.INFIN+SM allanout.ADV .
  because they were doing a vegetable garden the chickens can't be outside
421SARo(edde)n nhw yn ofalus fel (y)na .
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT ofaluscareful.ADJ+SM fellike.CONJ ynathere.ADV .
  they were careful like that
429SARac uh ar gwaelod oedden nhw (y)n dod lawr i fwyta yn y dydd a ryw bethau felly fel (y)na .
  acand.CONJ uher.IM aron.PREP gwaelodbottom.N.M.SG oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT dodcome.V.INFIN lawrdown.ADV ito.PREP fwytaeat.V.INFIN+SM ynin.PREP ythe.DET.DEF dyddday.N.M.SG aand.CONJ rywsome.PREQ+SM bethauthings.N.M.PL+SM fellyso.ADV fellike.CONJ ynathere.ADV .
  and at the bottom they used to come down to eat in the day and some such things like that
431SARac oedden nhw yn bobl ofnadwy o barchus .
  acand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT boblpeople.N.F.SG+SM ofnadwyterrible.ADJ oof.PREP barchusrespectful.ADJ+SM .
  and they were extremely respectable people
466SARachos dw i (we)di wneud o (.) (we)di bod ar y ffarm (.) efo (y)r arad a (y)r &orsel (.) oedden ni (y)n gallu pan oedden ni (y)n blant ifanc .
  achosbecause.CONJ dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S wediafter.PREP wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM ohe.PRON.M.3S wediafter.PREP bodbe.V.INFIN aron.PREP ythe.DET.DEF ffarmfarm.N.F.SG efowith.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF aradplough.N.M.SG aand.CONJ yrthat.PRON.REL oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT gallube_able.V.INFIN panwhen.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT blantchild.N.M.PL+SM ifancyoung.ADJ .
  because I do it, having been on the farm with the plough and the harrow [?] we were able when we were little children
466SARachos dw i (we)di wneud o (.) (we)di bod ar y ffarm (.) efo (y)r arad a (y)r &orsel (.) oedden ni (y)n gallu pan oedden ni (y)n blant ifanc .
  achosbecause.CONJ dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S wediafter.PREP wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM ohe.PRON.M.3S wediafter.PREP bodbe.V.INFIN aron.PREP ythe.DET.DEF ffarmfarm.N.F.SG efowith.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF aradplough.N.M.SG aand.CONJ yrthat.PRON.REL oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT gallube_able.V.INFIN panwhen.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT blantchild.N.M.PL+SM ifancyoung.ADJ .
  because I do it, having been on the farm with the plough and the harrow [?] we were able when we were little children
469SARoedd o (y)n hen arferiad oedd lle bod ni ddim allan i (y)r camp (.) i nôl coed tân na sefyll yn tŷ achos oedden ni (y)n ofn .
  oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ohe.PRON.M.3S ynPRT henold.ADJ arferiadcustom.N.MF.SG oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF llewhere.INT bodbe.V.INFIN niwe.PRON.1P ddimnot.ADV+SM.[or].nothing.N.M.SG+SM allanout.ADV ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF campachievement.N.F.SG ito.PREP nôlfetch.V.INFIN coedtrees.N.F.PL tânfire.N.M.SG na(n)or.CONJ sefyllstand.V.INFIN ynPRT tŷhouse.N.M.SG achosbecause.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT ofnfear.N.M.SG .
  it was an old custom, yes, where we didn't [go] out to the camp[?] to fetch firewood or stand in the house because we were afraid
486SARwel oedden ni wrth ein bodd .
  welwell.IM oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P wrthby.PREP einour.ADJ.POSS.1P boddpleasure.N.M.SG .
  well, we loved it
487SARoedden ni ddim gallu (y)r Sbanish .
  oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ddimnot.ADV+SM gallube_able.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF SbanishSpanish.N.F.SG .
  we couldn't speak Spanish
514SARach(os) o(edde)n ni (y)n gallu mynd rywfaint i (y)r ysgol .
  achosbecause.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT gallube_able.V.INFIN myndgo.V.INFIN rywfaintamount.N.M.SG+SM ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF ysgolschool.N.F.SG .
  because I was able to go to school a little bit
531SARac oedden ni (y)n gallu ryw gymaint o hwnnw .
  acand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT gallube_able.V.INFIN rywsome.PREQ+SM gymaintso much.ADJ+SM ofrom.PREP.[or].of.PREP.[or].he.PRON.M.3S hwnnwthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG .
  and I could understand some of that
535SARoedden ni ddim .
  oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ddimnot.ADV+SM .
  we didn't
538SAR<ac oedd Saesneg> [///] o(edde)n nhw (y)n dysgu Saesneg i ni .
  acand.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF SaesnegEnglish.N.F.SG oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT dysguteach.V.INFIN SaesnegEnglish.N.F.SG ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P .
  they used to teach us English
540SARac o(edde)n nhw wedi dysgu mai yr &i iaith yma oedd y castellanoS iaith y wlad .
  acand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P wediafter.PREP dysguteach.V.INFIN maithat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS yrthe.DET.DEF iaithlanguage.N.F.SG ymahere.ADV oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ythe.DET.DEF castellanoSpanish.N.M.SG iaithlanguage.N.F.SG ythe.DET.DEF wladcountry.N.F.SG+SM .
  and they used to teach that this language, Spanish, was the national language
546SARfel y gallineroS oedden ni (y)n galw yn prynu ieir ac yn gwerthu xxx hen bethau dillad a [/] (.) a rai bwydydd ac ati mewn [?] ryw gerbyd bach fel (y)na .
  fellike.CONJ ythe.DET.DEF gallinerochicken_farmer.N.M.SG oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ynPRT galwcall.V.INFIN ynPRT prynubuy.V.INFIN ieirhens.N.F.PL acand.CONJ ynPRT gwerthusell.V.INFIN henold.ADJ bethauthings.N.M.PL+SM dilladclothes.N.M.PL aand.CONJ aand.CONJ raisome.PREQ+SM bwydyddfoods.N.M.PL acand.CONJ atito_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S mewnin.PREP rywsome.PREQ+SM gerbydcarriage.N.M.SG+SM bachsmall.ADJ fellike.CONJ ynathere.ADV .
  like the gallinero (poultry dealer) we called him, buying chickens and selling [...] old things, clothes and some foods and things, in some little van like that
550SARa oedden nhw wedi arfer siarad efo yr Indiaid wedyn .
  aand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P wediafter.PREP arferuse.V.INFIN siaradtalk.V.INFIN efowith.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF Indiaidname wedynafterwards.ADV .
  and they were used to talking to the Indians then
553CRLia o(edde)n nhw (y)n cael dipyn mwy o cyfle .
  iayes.ADV oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT caelget.V.INFIN dipynlittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM mwymore.ADJ.COMP oof.PREP cyfleopportunity.N.M.SG .
  yes, they had a bit more opportunity
583CRLo(edde)n nhw (y)n uh <llosgi (y)r> [/] uh (.) llosgi (y)r yuyosS .
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT uher.IM llosgiburn.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF uher.IM llosgiburn.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF yuyosweed.N.M.PL .
  they were burning the weeds
587CRLond o(edde)n nhw +/.
  ondbut.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P .
  but they were...
608SAR(dy)dy (y)r merched ddim wedi cael gystal achos oedden ni ddim gallu gyrru nhw i ddim un ysgol lle oedden nhw raid talu .
  dydybe.V.3S.PRES.NEG yrthe.DET.DEF merchedgirl.N.F.PL ddimnot.ADV+SM.[or].nothing.N.M.SG+SM wediafter.PREP caelget.V.INFIN gystalso good.ADJ+SM achosbecause.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ddimnot.ADV+SM gallube_able.V.INFIN gyrrudrive.V.INFIN nhwthey.PRON.3P ito.PREP ddimnot.ADV+SM unone.NUM ysgolschool.N.F.SG llewhere.INT oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P raidnecessity.N.M.SG+SM talupay.V.INFIN .
  the girls haven't had it so good because we weren't able to send them to any school where they had to pay
608SAR(dy)dy (y)r merched ddim wedi cael gystal achos oedden ni ddim gallu gyrru nhw i ddim un ysgol lle oedden nhw raid talu .
  dydybe.V.3S.PRES.NEG yrthe.DET.DEF merchedgirl.N.F.PL ddimnot.ADV+SM.[or].nothing.N.M.SG+SM wediafter.PREP caelget.V.INFIN gystalso good.ADJ+SM achosbecause.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P ddimnot.ADV+SM gallube_able.V.INFIN gyrrudrive.V.INFIN nhwthey.PRON.3P ito.PREP ddimnot.ADV+SM unone.NUM ysgolschool.N.F.SG llewhere.INT oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P raidnecessity.N.M.SG+SM talupay.V.INFIN .
  the girls haven't had it so good because we weren't able to send them to any school where they had to pay
613SARac o(edde)n nhw (y)n le ardderchog a (we)di dysgu wel peth ofnadwy ynde .
  acand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT leplace.N.M.SG+SM ardderchogexcellent.ADJ aand.CONJ wediafter.PREP dysguteach.V.INFIN welwell.IM peththing.N.M.SG ofnadwyterrible.ADJ yndeisn't_it.IM .
  and they were at an excellent place, and had learned an awful lot
622SARac oedden nhw o RawsonCS yn galw comisaríaS wrth bod fi yn gweithio yn centralS (.) i ofyn xxx am be ydy enw xxx .
  acand.CONJ oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ofrom.PREP Rawsonname ynPRT galwcall.V.INFIN comisaríacommissariat.N.F.SG wrthby.PREP bodbe.V.INFIN fiI.PRON.1S+SM ynPRT gweithiowork.V.INFIN ynPRT centralcentre.N.F.SG ito.PREP ofynask.V.INFIN+SM amfor.PREP bewhat.INT ydybe.V.3S.PRES enwname.N.M.SG .
  and they from Rawson would call the police station, since I was working nearby [?] to ask what [...] was the name of [...]
690SARdod (y)n_ôl ac ymlaen oedden nhw .
  dodcome.V.INFIN yn_ôlback.ADV acand.CONJ ymlaenforward.ADV oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P .
  they used to come back and forth
692SARo(edde)n nhw (y)n mynd i (y)r ysgol yn gyson .
  oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF ysgolschool.N.F.SG ynPRT gysoneven.ADJ+SM.[or].constant.ADJ+SM .
  they went to school regularly
790SARers_talwm (.) o(edde)n nhw (y)n revisarS yn_doedden ?
  ers_talwmfor_some_time.ADV oeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT revisarreview.V.INFIN yn_doeddenbe.V.3P.IMPERF.TAG ?
  in the past they used to examine you, didn't they?

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