SIARAD - Lloyd1
Instances of be

50JEAdach chi (y)n dod i gael paned ta be ?
  be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM cuppacupful.N.M.SG orbe.IM whatwhat.INT
  are you coming to have a cuppa or what ?
72JEA+< be (y)dy enw hi ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  what's her name ?
77GRGtheE junkE shopCE whereE theE newsagentsE usedE toE beE .
  thethe.DET.DEF junkjunk.N.SG shopshop.N.SG wherewhere.REL thethe.DET.DEF nesagentsnewsagent.N.PL useduse.V.PAST toto.PREP bebe.V.INFIN
  the junk shop where the nesagents used to be
85GRG&=coughs be (y)dy (y)r dateE heddiw umCE tenthE umCE +.. .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF datedate.N.SG todaytoday.ADV IMum.IM tenthtenth.ORD IMum.IM
  what's the date today um tenth um...
94JEAdyna be mae nhw (y)n ddeud .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  that's what they say
101JEAbe (y)dy enw (y)r pubCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF pubpub.N.SG
  what's the name of the pub?
137JEAbe sy mewn efo (y)r # minceCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF mincemince.N.SG
  what's in with the mince ?
140JEAbe sy mewn efo (y)r minceCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF mincemince.N.SG
  what's in with the mince ?
177JEAbe ydy (y)r dateE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF datedate.N.SG
  what is the date ?
184JEAbe mae (y)n ddeud yn fan (y)na ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  what does it say there ?
189JEA+< be (y)dy heddiw ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES todaytoday.ADV
  what is it today ?
251JEAbe oedd o (y)n umCE fwyta diwrnod o blaen # y wiwer yna ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMum.IM eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN+SM dayday.N.M.SG ofof.PREP beforefront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM DETthe.DET.DEF squirrelunk therethere.ADV
  what was it um eating the other day, that squirrel ?
256JEAbe oedd y wiwer (y)na fwyta ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF squirrelunk therethere.ADV eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN+SM
  what was that squirrel eating ?
266ARTbe &a [//] <tu allan> [//] tu mewn tra bod dadCE tu allan yn yr oerfel .
  whatwhat.INT sideside.N.M.SG outout.ADV sideside.N.M.SG inin.PREP whilewhile.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN daddad.N.SG sideside.N.M.SG outout.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF coldcoldness.N.M.SG
  what out outside...inside while dad was outside in the cold
318GRGbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
325JEA+< be ydy hwnna ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what's that ?
329JEAbe ti isio fi wneud efo (y)r hen beth Plaid_Cymru yma ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S wantwant.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oldold.ADJ thingwhat.INT Plaid_Cymruname herehere.ADV
  what do you want me to do with this old Plaid Cymru thing ?
335GRGnumberCE be ?
  numbernumber.N.SG whatwhat.INT
  number for what?
365GRGxxx be natural .
  bebe.V.INFIN naturalnatural.ADJ
  [...] be natural
376GRGyeahCE itE couldE beE theE dayE beforeE thoughE couldn'tE itE .
  yeahyeah.ADV itit.PRON.SUB.3S couldcan.V.COND bebe.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF dayday.N.SG beforebefore.CONJ thoughthough.CONJ couldn''tcan.V.COND+NEG itit.PRON.OBJ.3S
  yeah it could be the day before though couldn't it
378GRGyeahCE butE itE couldE beE theE dayE beforeE hanner (we)di naw .
  yeahyeah.ADV butbut.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S couldcan.V.COND bebe.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF dayday.N.SG beforebefore.CONJ halfhalf.N.M.SG pastafter.PREP ninenine.NUM
  yeah but it could be the day before half past nine
392JEAbe dach chi (y)n gael i ginio heddiw twrci ?
  whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM forto.PREP lunchdinner.N.M.SG+SM todaytoday.ADV turkeyturkey.N.M.SG
  what are you having for lunch today, turkey?
423JEAbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what ?
426JEAbe (ddu)daist ti ?
  whatwhat.INT say.2S.PASTunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  what did you say ?
429JEAbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what ?
450JEAxxx be ?
  whatwhat.INT
  [...] what ?
454JEAbe ti (we)di weld wan ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  what have you seen now ?
461JEAbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what ?
470GRGbe ti wneud foolCE bach ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTmake.V.INFIN+SM do.NONFINfool.N.SG foolsmall.ADJ little
  what are you doing you little fool ?
475JEAbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what ?
481JEA+< be ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
498JEA+< be wyt ti (y)n wneud fel hoodieE wan ?
  whatwhat.INT be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM likelike.CONJ hoodiehoodie.N.SG nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  what are you doing like a hoodie now ?
507JEAohCE sheE couldE beE DolgellauCE .
  IMoh.IM sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S couldcan.V.COND bebe.V.INFIN Dolgellauname
  oh she could be, Dolgellau
517GRGbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
599GRGbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what ?
601JEAbe (ddu)daist di ?
  whatwhat.INT say.2S.PASTunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM
  what did you say ?
606JEAohCE noE you'llE beE lateE .
  IMoh.IM nono.ADV you''llyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.FUT bebe.V.2SP.PRES latelate.ADJ
  oh no you'll be late
685JEAohCE # be ti (we)di ffeind(io) ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP find.NONFINfind.V.INFIN
  oh what have you found ?
687JEAbe ti (we)di ffi(ndio) +/?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP find.NONFINfind.V.INFIN
  what have you found ?
689JEA&=sighs be (y)dy o # hosan SandraCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S socksock.N.F.SG Sandraname
  what is it, Sandra's sock?
692GRG+< be (y)dy o San(dra)CE [//] GelCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMfrom.PREP Sandraname Gelname
  what is it Sandra...Gel ?
697GRG&=sniffs be (y)dy hwnna ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what is that ?
703JEAoes a be oedd ar_ôl HeartbeatCE ?
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF afterafter.PREP Heartbeatname
  yes and what was after Hearbeat ?
709GRGbe (y)dy hwnna ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what is that ?
734JEAbe mae nhw (y)n wneud ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what do they do ?
735JEAbe mae nhw (y)n hel &=yawns ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT gather.NONFINcollect.V.INFIN
  what do they collect ?

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