374 | JEA | tua deuddeg (dd)aru nhw ffonio diwrnod o blaen ac oedd hi (y)n han(ner) (we)di naw yn AmericaCE . |
abouttowards.PREP twelvetwelve.NUM happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P call.NONFINphone.V.INFIN dayday.N.M.SG ofof.PREP beforefront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP halfhalf.N.M.SG pastafter.PREP ninenine.NUM inin.PREP Americaname | ||
they called around twelve the other day and it was half past nine in America | ||
377 | JEA | han(ner) (we)di naw yn bore oedd hi . |
halfhalf.N.M.SG pastafter.PREP ninenine.NUM inPRT.[or].in.PREP morningmorning.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S | ||
it was half past nine in the morning | ||
378 | GRG | yeahCE 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 |
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