Commands to ti

Level 2

To tell a friend, child or family member to do something, add -a to the verb stem: Eistedda! (Sit down!), Arhosa! (Wait!).

How It Works

Regular commands: stem + a.

  • eistedd → eistedda (sit)
  • siarad → siarada (speak)
  • aros (stem arhos-) → arhosa (wait)
  • gwrando (stem gwrandaw-) → gwranda (listen)
  • cofio → cofia (remember)
  • ffonio → ffonia (phone)

In speech the -a is often dropped with some verbs: Edrych! (Look!), Dal! (Hold!).

Irregular commands:

  • dere (South), tyrd or ty'd (North) — come
  • cer (South), dos (North) — go
  • gwna — do, make
  • bydd — be: Bydd yn ofalus! (Be careful!)
  • rho — give; tro — turn

Soft mutation after a command. A noun straight after the command softens: Cymer gacen! (Have a cake!). For me, use fi: Helpa fi!, Ffonia fi. See soft mutation of the direct object.

Use these only with someone you call ti. For chi (more than one person, or politely), see chi imperatives. To say "don't", see paid â and peidiwch â.

Examples (6)

  1. Eistedda fan hyn.

    Sit here.

    Eistedd + a. Fan hyn (here) is especially Southern.

  2. Dere 'ma!

    Come here!

    South. North: Tyrd yma! or Ty'd yma!

  3. Dos i'r gwely!

    Go to bed!

    North. South: Cer i'r gwely!

  4. Ffonia fi yfory.

    Phone me tomorrow.

    Ffoni- + a. Use fi for me after a command.

  5. Gwna dy waith cartref!

    Do your homework!

    Gwna is irregular. Gwaith softens to waith after dy.

  6. Bydd yn ofalus!

    Be careful!

    Bydd is the ti command of bod.

Common Mistakes

  • Treating come and go as regular verbs.

    Doda yma!
    Dere 'ma!

    Dod and mynd have irregular commands: dere (South) or tyrd (North) for come, cer (South) or dos (North) for go. In the North, say Tyrd yma!

  • Forgetting the soft mutation of the object.

    Cymer cacen!
    Cymer gacen!

    A noun straight after a command softens, like the object of any short verb: cacen → gacen.

How It Connects

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Commands to tiLevel 2

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Ti commands add -a to the stem.

Words in This Pattern

-amynd