SIARAD - Roberts2
Instances of gwir

17ION+< wedyn doedd o (ddi)m ots ddeud y gwir wsti # bod chdi <(ddi)m yn gallu gwneud> [?] xx +/ .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM matterproblem.N.M.SG say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN
  so it didn't matter, to tell the truth, you know, that you couldn't do [...] ...
250IRWo'n i (y)n meddwl # &m bod y plant (y)na (y)n # xx o'n nhw (y)n wych deud gwir xx .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF childrenchild.N.M.PL therethere.ADV PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT brilliandsplendid.ADJ+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN truthtrue.ADJ
  I thought that those children were xx they were brilliant to tell the truth
604IRWos rywbeth mae o (y)n xx (ry)wbeth rightCE gall deud y gwir .
  ifif.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM rightright.ADJ sensiblebe_able.V.3S.PRES.[or].be_able.V.2S.IMPER.[or].sane.ADJ+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG
  if something it's [...] quite sensible to tell the truth
690IRWdeuda bod ti ben dy hun neu # os wyt ti mewn carCE yn trafaelio ben dy hun # mae (y)n beth rightCE gall deud y gwir dydy .
  say.2S.IMPERsay.V.2S.IMPER be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S selfself.PRON.SG oror.CONJ ifif.CONJ be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S inin.PREP carcar.N.SG PRTPRT travel.NONFINlabour.V.INFIN headhead.N.M.SG+SM POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S selfself.PRON.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT thingwhat.INT rightright.ADJ sensiblebe_able.V.3S.PRES.[or].be_able.V.2S.IMPER.[or].sane.ADJ+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  say you're by yourself or if you're in a car travelling by yourself, it's quite a sensible thing to tell the truth, isn't it
1039IRWchi (we)di para dda (y)na deud y gwir do .
  PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRT.PASTafter.PREP last.NONFINlast.V.INFIN goodgood.ADJ+SM therethere.ADV say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG yesyes.ADV.PAST
  you've lasted there well, to tell the truth, haven't you
1109IRWesgob # nuisanceCE deud y gwir de .
  bishopbishop.N.M.SG nuisancenuisance.N.SG say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  God, nuisance to tell the truth, you know
1116IRWar adegau yndw i ddeud y gwir .
  aton.PREP timestimes.N.F.PL be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES.EMPH toI.PRON.1S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG
  at times, yes, to tell the truth
1163IRWnag oes deud y gwir .
  NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG
  no, to tell the truth
1168IRWwellCE dw (ddi)m yn gwybod i ddeud y gwir (wr)tha chdi .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN toto.PREP tell.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG to.2Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  well, I don't know to tell you the truth
1174IRWond umCE # na (ba)sai rywbeth # timod # drwy (y)r gwyliau rightCE handyCE deud y gwir de .
  butbut.CONJ umum.IM noPRT.NEG be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES throughthrough.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF holidaysholidays.N.F.PL rightright.ADJ handyhandy.ADJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  but, um, no, something, you know, all holidays, would be quite handy, to tell the truth, you know
1231IONohCE deud y gwir (wr)tha ti wnes i wario dipyn .
  IMoh.IM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG to.2Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S spend.NONFINspend.V.INFIN+SM a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM
  oh, to tell you the truth, I spent a bit
1240IONohCE a deud y gwir mae (r)hein yn rhy llaes wsti .
  IMoh.IM andand.CONJ tell.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thesethese.PRON PRTPRT tootoo.ADJ longloose.ADJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  oh, and to tell the truth, these a too long, you know
1253IONun mawr ddeud y gwir .
  oneone.NUM bigbig.ADJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG
  a big one, to tell the truth
1264IRWdw (ddi)m yn gwybod be sy mynd i fan (y)na i ddeud y gwir (wr)tha chdi .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV toto.PREP tell.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG to.2Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  I don't know what's going there, to tell you the truth

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