147 | HEF | mae [/] mae nhw justCE # yn swnio (y)n # rhy ddifrifol # drwy (y)r amser fe(l) [/] fel (pe)tasen nhw yn darllen o bapur . |
be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P justjust.ADV PRTPRT sound.NONFINsound.V.INFIN PRTPRT tootoo.ADJ seriousserious.ADJ+SM throughthrough.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF timetime.N.M.SG likelike.CONJ likelike.CONJ if_be.3PL.CONDITunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT read.NONFINread.V.INFIN fromhe.PRON.M.3S paperpaper.N.M.SG+SM | ||
they just sound too serious all the time, as if they were reading from paper |
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