SIARAD - Davies11
Instances of achwyn

1124RAC+< pobl yn achwyn # mmmCE .
  peoplepeople.N.F.SG PRTPRT complain.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN IMmmm.IM
  people complaining, mm
1128OWAerCE # ond mae raid bod pobl yn achwyn .
  IMer.IM butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN peoplepeople.N.F.SG PRTPRT complain.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN
  er, but people must have complained
1132RACyeahCE achwyn ["] wyt ti weud neu cwyno ["] ?
  yeahyeah.ADV achwyn.NONFINcomplain.V.3S.PRES.[or].complain.V.INFIN be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM oror.CONJ cwyno.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN
  yeah, do you say "achwyn" or "cwyno"
1135OWAyeahCE achwyn ["] neu [/] neu gwyno ["] (fe)lly .
  yeahyeah.ADV achwyn.NONFINcomplain.V.3S.PRES.[or].complain.V.INFIN oror.CONJ oror.CONJ cwyno.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN+SM thusso.ADV
  yeah, "achwyn" or...or "complain" like
1136DERachwyn ["] i [?] +/ .
  achwyn.NONFINcomplain.V.3S.PRES.[or].complain.V.INFIN forto.PREP
  achwyn for...
1138OWA+" paid ag achwyn .
  desist.2S.IMPERstop.V.2S.IMPER withwith.PREP tell_tales.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN
  "don't tell tales"
1144RACxx achwyn ["] yw cwyno i fi .
  achwyn.NONFINcomplain.V.3S.PRES.[or].complain.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES complain.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  [...] achwyn means to complain to me
1152OWAond achwyn ["] # fasa:i deud [//] yeahCE deud xxx (ba)sai rywun yn rhedeg a deud +"/ .
  butbut.CONJ achwyn.NONFINcomplain.V.3S.PRES.[or].complain.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN yeahyeah.ADV say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT run.NONFINrun.V.INFIN andand.CONJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  but "achwyn" would be saying...yeah, saying [...] somebody would run and say:
1153DER+< paid ag achwyn wrth dy fam bod chdi (we)di cael .
  desist.2S.IMPERstop.V.2S.IMPER withwith.PREP tell_tales.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN toby.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S mothermother.N.F.SG+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN
  don't tell tales to your mother that you had some
1159OWA+" ohCE <paid â &x> [//] paid ag achwyn .
  IMoh.IM desist.2S.IMPERstop.V.2S.IMPER withwith.PREP desist.2S.IMPERstop.V.2S.IMPER withwith.PREP tell_tales.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN
  "oh don't...don't tell tales"
1160OWAdyna &d ydy achwyn ["] i mi .
  therethat_is.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES achwyn.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  that's what "achwyn" means to me
1162RACfydden i (ddi)m (y)n meddwl xx [//] defnyddio achwyn ["] fel (y)na o_gwbl .
  be.1S.CONDITbe.V.3P.COND+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN achwyn.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV at_allat_all.ADV
  I wouldn't think to use "achwyn" like that at all
1165RAC+< na achwyn ["] byddai cwyno .
  nono.ADV achwyn.NONFINcomplain.V.3S.PRES.[or].complain.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.COND complain.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN
  no "achwyn" would be to complain
1167RACŷn ni (y)n cowntio achwyn ["] a cwyno ["] (y)r un peth .
  be.1PL.PRESunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT count.NONFINcount.V.INFIN achwyn.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN andand.CONJ cwyno.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG
  we count "achwyn" and "cwyno" as the same

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