SIARAD - Fusser21
Instances of nain

116ILIyndw &n &a ia mae &n # Joyce_JenkinsCE yn nain iddi .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES.EMPH yesyes.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Joyce_Jenkinsname PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG to.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S
  yes I do, yes Joyce Jenkins is her grandmother.
664ILImae KevinCE a mamCE (we)di mynd i weld nain # timod nain xx heddiw .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Kevinname andand.CONJ mothermam.N.SG PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG todaytoday.ADV
  Kevin and mum have gone to see gran, you know gran [...] today.
664ILImae KevinCE a mamCE (we)di mynd i weld nain # timod nain xx heddiw .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Kevinname andand.CONJ mothermam.N.SG PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG todaytoday.ADV
  Kevin and mum have gone to see gran, you know gran [...] today.
1093HAW+< &nə [//] &fa [//] &nə [//] nain PesdaCE fi .
  grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG Bethesdaname PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  my gran in Bethesda.
1099ILI+< nain PesdaCE chdi mae efo sbectol yndy ?
  grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG Bethesdaname PRON.3Syou.PRON.2S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP glassesglasses.N.F.PL be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  your grandmother from Bethesda, she wears glasses, doesn't she?
1109ILIna <efo (y)r> [?] ddau taid dw i &l lotCE mwy likelyE [?] o weld taid chdi na o: # gweld nain chdi am ryw reswm .
  nono.ADV withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM grandfathergrandfather.N.M.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S lotlot.N.SG moremore.ADJ.COMP likelylike.CONJ+ADV.[or].like.SV.INFIN+ADV.[or].likely.ADJ ofof.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM grandfathergrandfather.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S that(n)or.CONJ ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM reasonreason.N.M.SG+SM
  no, with both grandads, I'm much more likely to see your grandad than your gran, for some reason.
1132ILIond oedd nain chdi # fath â # (rh)ywbeth .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP somethingsomething.N.M.SG
  but your gran was like, something.
1182HAW<fath â> [?] <bob_dim efo> [?] nain fi o blaen .
  kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP everythingeverything.PRON withwith.PREP grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM ofof.PREP frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM
  like everything with my gran before.
1243ILIna mae sureCE bod chdi (we)di cael (rh)ywbeth tebyg pan [/] tibod pan oedd nain chdi (y)n # reallyE sâl .
  nono.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN somethingsomething.N.M.SG similarsimilar.ADJ whenwhen.CONJ know.2Sunk whenwhen.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT reallyreal.ADJ+ADV sickill.ADJ
  no, I'm sure you got something similar when, you know, when your gran was really ill.

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