dod â / mynd â

Bring and Take: Dod  and Mynd Â

Level 3

Bring = dod â (come with). Take somewhere = mynd â (go with): Dw i'n mynd â Mam i'r dref (I'm taking Mum to town).

How It Works

Bring: dod â.

  • Dere â'r llyfr! (South) or Tyrd â'r llyfr! (North) — Bring the book!
  • Dewch â phlât. — Bring a plate. (to chi)
  • Daeth hi â chacen i'r parti. — She brought a cake to the party.

Take: mynd â.

  • Es i â'r plant i'r ysgol. — I took the children to school.
  • Dw i'n mynd â Mam i'r dref. — I'm taking Mum to town.
  • Cer â'r bagiau i'r car! (South) or Dos â'r bagiau i'r car! (North) — Take the bags to the car!

The mutation. â causes aspirate mutation: plât → â phlât, cacen → â chacen, tad → â thad. Everyday speech often leaves this change out. Before a vowel, â becomes ag: Dewch ag arian parod (Bring cash). See aspirate mutation after â.

Mynd â or cymryd? Use mynd â when you carry or lead something somewhere. For taking medicine or taking a turning, use cymryd: Cymerwch y moddion bob bore (Take the medicine every morning), Cymera dy amser (Take your time).

The command forms dere, tyrd, cer and dos are covered in commands to ti.

Examples (6)

  1. Tyrd â'r llyfr!

    Bring the book!

    North. In the South: Dere â'r llyfr!

  2. Es i â'r plant i'r ysgol.

    I took the children to school.

  3. Dewch â phlât.

    Bring a plate.

    Â changes plât to phlât.

  4. Daeth hi â chacen i'r parti.

    She brought a cake to the party.

    Â changes cacen to chacen.

  5. Cer â'r bagiau i'r car!

    Take the bags to the car!

    South. In the North: Dos â'r bagiau i'r car!

  6. Wnei di ddod ag un i fi?

    Will you bring one for me?

    Â becomes ag before a vowel. I fi is Southern; the North says Wnei di ddod ag un i mi?

Common Mistakes

  • Using cymryd for taking someone somewhere.

    Cymerodd hi'r plant i'r ysgol.
    Aeth hi â'r plant i'r ysgol.

    To take someone or something to a place, use mynd â. Cymryd is for taking medicine, a turning or time.

How It Connects

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dod â / mynd âLevel 3Bring and Take: Dod  and Mynd Â

Learn This First

Bring and take combine dod and mynd with aspirate-mutating â.

Words in This Pattern

dod âmynd ââ