roeddwn i wedi
Had Done: Roeddwn I Wedi
To say what had happened, use the past of bod with wedi: Ro'n i wedi bwyta (I had eaten).
How It Works
Pattern: roeddwn i / ro'n i ... + wedi + verb-noun.
- Ro'n i wedi bwyta — I had eaten
- Ro't ti wedi mynd — you had gone (South course; North course: roeddet ti)
- Roedd hi wedi gadael — she had left
- Ro'n ni wedi clywed — we had heard (South course; North course: roedden ni; everyday Northern speech often says oeddan ni)
- Ro'n nhw 'di gorffen — they had finished (South course; North course: roedden nhw)
For all the forms of the past of bod, see roeddwn i.
An earlier past. Use it for something that happened before another past event: Pan gyrhaeddais i, roedd y trên wedi mynd (When I arrived, the train had gone).
Questions and negatives work as usual; see oeddet ti and doeddwn i ddim:
- Oeddet ti wedi bod yno o'r blaen? — Had you been there before? (Oeddwn / Nac oeddwn)
- Doedden ni ddim wedi clywed — we hadn't heard
- Doedd hi erioed wedi bod yno — she had never been there; see erioed and byth
This is the past version of bod + wedi + verb-noun. Formal written Welsh also has one-word forms such as prynaswn (I had bought); see literary pluperfect -aswn.
Examples (6)
- Ro'n i wedi bwyta yn barod.
I'd already eaten.
Ro'n i is the spoken form of roeddwn i.
- Roedd hi wedi gadael cyn hanner nos.
She had left before midnight.
- Pan gyrhaeddais i, roedd y trên wedi mynd.
When I arrived, the train had gone.
The earlier event uses roedd ... wedi.
- Oeddet ti wedi bod yno o'r blaen? Nac oeddwn.
Had you been there before? No.
Answer with oeddwn / nac oeddwn.
- Doedden ni ddim wedi clywed y newyddion.
We hadn't heard the news.
Negative: doedden ni ddim wedi.
- Ro'n nhw 'di gorffen erbyn pump.
They'd finished by five.
Speech shortens wedi to 'di. Ro'n nhw is the South course form; the North course has Roedden nhw 'di gorffen erbyn pump.
Common Mistakes
Using yn and wedi together.
Ro'n i'n wedi bwyta.Ro'n i wedi bwyta.Wedi takes the place of yn, so there is no 'n.
Softening the verb-noun after wedi.
Roedd hi wedi fynd.Roedd hi wedi mynd.Wedi causes no mutation.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The pluperfect combines the imperfect of bod with wedi.
Related Patterns
- Oeddet ti? / Doeddwn i ddimPast Questions and Negatives of Bod
Past questions and negatives.
Level 2 - erioed / bythNever: Erioed and Byth
Had never: erioed wedi.
Level 3 - bydda i wediWill Have Done: Bydda I Wedi
Will have done: the future version.
Level 4 - Literary Pluperfect -aswnLiterary Pluperfect (Recognition)
The formal one-word pluperfect.
Level 6
Words in This Pattern
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