SIARAD - Robert5
Instances of oedden

297ELIwell (.) erCE Iddewon oedden nhw +/.
  wellbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM IMer.IM JewsJews.N.M.PL be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  well, they were Jews
329ELIa rei distaw iawn oedden nhw .
  andand.CONJ somesome.PRON+SM quietsilent.ADJ veryvery.ADV be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  and they were very quiet ones
347ELI<ond mi oedden nhw> [//] oedden nhw (we)di bod mynd am wyliau i um (.) Dwygyfylchi (.) yr ochrau yna .
  butbut.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP holidaysholidays.N.F.PL+SM toto.PREP IMum.IM Dwygyfylchiname DETthe.DET.DEF sidessides.N.F.PL therethere.ADV
  but they'd been going on holiday to um Dwygyfylchi, those parts
347ELI<ond mi oedden nhw> [//] oedden nhw (we)di bod mynd am wyliau i um (.) Dwygyfylchi (.) yr ochrau yna .
  butbut.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP holidaysholidays.N.F.PL+SM toto.PREP IMum.IM Dwygyfylchiname DETthe.DET.DEF sidessides.N.F.PL therethere.ADV
  but they'd been going on holiday to um Dwygyfylchi, those parts
352ELIoh oedden nhw (y)n rei talentog iawn .
  IMoh.IM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTin.PREP somesome.PRON+SM talentedtalented.ADJ veryvery.ADV
  oh they were very talented
354ELIa [//] (.) ac oedden nhw (ddi)m (y)n cadw (y)r (.) Nadolig .
  andand.CONJ andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT keep.NONFINkeep.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG
  and they didn't celebrate Christmas
370ELI+< oedden .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF
  they were
371ELIoedden +//.
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF
  they were...
386LINoedden nhw (we)di (.) dŵad nôl ac ymlaen am hir felly .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backfetch.V.INFIN andand.CONJ forwardforward.ADV forfor.PREP longlong.ADJ thusso.ADV
  they'd come back and forth for a long time then
387ELIoh oedden o'n nhw (y)n dŵad nôl ac ymlaen oedd .
  IMoh.IM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backfetch.V.INFIN andand.CONJ forwardforward.ADV be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF
  oh yes, they came back and forth yes
388ELIoedden [//] o'n nhw (we)di roid y goriad i nhad i gadw .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF keykey.N.M.SG toto.PREP father.POSSD.1Sfather.N.M.SG+NM toto.PREP keep.NONFINkeep.V.INFIN+SM
  they'd given they key to my father to keep
451ELIoohCE oedden nhw (y)n garedig iawn .
  IMooh.IM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT kindkind.ADJ+SM veryvery.ADV
  ooh they were very kind
455ELIoedden [?] .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF
  they were
478ELIac oedden nhw (we)di aros efo fi .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRT.PASTthey.PRON.3P stay.NONFINafter.PREP withwait.V.INFIN PRON.1Swith.PREP I.PRON.1S+SM
  and they'd stayed with me
487ELI(be)causeE oedden i yn Lerpwl erbyn hyn doedden .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP inin.PREP Liverpoolname byby.PREP thenthis.PRON.DEM.SP be.1S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.NEG
  because I was in Liverpool by then, wasn't I
525ELI<ofE course@s> [?] oedden nhw (y)n fuildersE (.) yn y cylch +/.
  ofof.PREP course be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP builderunk inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF districtcircle.N.M.SG
  of course, they were builders in the district
528ELIac oedden nhw (we)di adeiladu tŷ yn [?] lle oedd yr [/] yr auntieCE (y)ma (y)n byw .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP build.NONFINbuild.V.INFIN househouse.N.M.SG inin.PREP placewhere.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF auntieauntie.N.SG herehere.ADV PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN
  and they'd build a house where this auntie lived
589ELIoedden nhw (y)n adferteisio lotCE dach chi gweld am (.) privateCE nursesCE .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP advertise.NONFINunk lotlot.N.SG be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN forfor.PREP privateprivate.ADJ nursesunk
  they were advertising a lot, you see, for private nurses
673ELIna oedden i ddim yn gwybod .
  nono.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN
  no, I didn't know
740ELIoedden .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF
  I was
770ELIoedden nhw (y)n edrych arni fel chwaer .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN on.3SFon_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S likelike.CONJ sistersister.N.F.SG
  they considered her a sister
961LINoh oedden ?
  IMoh.IM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF
  oh were they?
1150ELIa pan oedden i adre efo nha(d) erCE &a (.) &u +//.
  andand.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP homehome.ADV withwith.PREP father.POSSD.1Sfather.N.M.SG+NM IMer.IM
  and when I was home with father er...
1168ELIoedden o'n i (we)di bod yn nyrsio .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT nurse.NONFINnurse.V.INFIN
  yes, I'd been nursing
1232LINwell oedden sure .
  wellbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF sureunk
  well yes, of course
1236ELIa hefyd oedden nhw (y)n gymdogion .
  andand.CONJ alsoalso.ADV be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT neighboursneighbours.N.M.PL+SM
  and they were neighbours too
1254LINond oedden nhw (y)n dal i fyw yn y Glyn ?
  butbut.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT stillstill.ADV toto.PREP live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Glynname
  but they still lived in the Glyn?
1255ELIoh nag oedden .
  IMoh.IM NEGthan.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF
  oh no

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