461 | WEN | ond (ba)swn i byth (we)di meddwl +/ . |
butbut.CONJ be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S nevernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN | ||
but I'd never have thought | ||
833 | WEN | xxx # (s)ti [?] sut fedri di # siarad yn iawn byth ti (y)n gweld tra mae pawb # rywsut (dd)im yn dallt ei_gilydd o (y)r dechrau (y)n_de . |
know.2Syou_know.IM howhow.INT can.2S.NONPASTbe_able.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN PRTPRT rightOK.ADV evernever.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN whilewhile.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES everybodyeveryone.PRON somehowsomehow.ADV+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN each_othereach_other.PRON.3SP fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF startbeginning.N.M.SG TAGisn't_it.IM | ||
[...] you know, how can you ever speak properly, you see, while everybody somehow doesn't understand each other from the start, you know |
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