amdana i / amdanat ti / amdano fe

Forms of Am

Level 3

About me, about you, for him: use amdana i, amdanat ti, amdano fe (amdano fo in the North).

How It Works

The forms.

  • amdana i — about me, for me
  • amdanat ti — about you
  • amdano fe (South), amdano fo (North) — about him, about it
  • amdani hi — about her, about it
  • amdanon ni — about us
  • amdanoch chi — about you
  • amdanyn nhw — about them

In some Southern speech, about me is amdano i.

Common verbs with am.

  • meddwl am — think about: Dw i'n meddwl amdanat ti.
  • siarad am — talk about: Buon ni'n siarad amdani hi.
  • chwilio am — look for: Dw i'n chwilio amdano fe. (North: amdano fo)
  • aros am — wait for: Arhoswch amdana i!
  • gofalu am — look after: Mae hi'n gofalu amdanyn nhw.
  • poeni am — worry about: Paid â phoeni amdana i.

What about you? Beth amdanat ti? or Beth amdanoch chi? is a very common way to turn a question back.

It as well as him or her. Amdano and amdani also mean about it. Choose by the gender of the noun: y llyfr → amdano fe (North: amdano fo), y ffilm → amdani hi.

Examples (6)

  1. Dw i'n meddwl amdanat ti.

    I'm thinking about you.

  2. Buon ni'n siarad amdani hi.

    We were talking about her.

  3. Beth amdanoch chi?

    What about you?

  4. Dw i'n chwilio amdano fo ers oesoedd.

    I've been looking for it for ages.

    Amdano fo is the Northern form; the South says amdano fe.

  5. Arhoswch amdana i!

    Wait for me!

  6. Mae hi'n gofalu amdanyn nhw.

    She looks after them.

Common Mistakes

  • Using plain am before a pronoun.

    Dw i'n meddwl am hi.
    Dw i'n meddwl amdani hi.

    Before a pronoun, am takes its personal form: amdani hi.

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amdana i / amdanat ti / amdano feLevel 3Forms of Am

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Am has personal forms.

Words in This Pattern

amdanoamdanot