finnau / tithau / hithau
Me Too, And You: Finnau, Tithau
Finnau hefyd! means Me too! These special pronouns (finnau, tithau, yntau, hithau, ninnau, chithau, nhwythau) mean "I too", "you too", "as for me" and so on.
How It Works
The forms. Each ordinary pronoun has a longer partner:
- fi → finnau (also minnau, innau)
- ti → tithau
- e, o → yntau (in speech also fyntau, and fothau in the North)
- hi → hithau
- ni → ninnau
- chi → chithau (chwithau in literary Welsh)
- nhw → nhwythau (hwythau in writing)
Adding someone: "too". Finnau hefyd (me too) is the everyday way to agree. The pronoun can carry the idea of "too" by itself: Aeth hithau adref yn gynnar (She went home early too). Compare the ordinary word hefyd.
Asking back: "and you?" A thithau? (to someone you call ti) and A chithau? (to chi) mean "and you?". After a (and), t becomes th; see A and Ac. A chithau! is also the reply to a greeting such as Nadolig Llawen: "and to you too!".
Contrast: "as for me". They also mark a change of person: Mae hi'n byw yn Llundain, a finnau yng Nghaerdydd (She lives in London, and I live in Cardiff).
Setting the scene. After a (and) they often start a short "while" clause: a finnau'n cysgu (while I was asleep). See A + Noun + Yn.
Examples (6)
- Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg. — Finnau hefyd!
I'm learning Welsh. — Me too!
- Iawn, diolch. A thithau?
Fine, thanks. And you?
Tithau becomes thithau after a (and).
- Aeth hithau adref yn gynnar hefyd.
She went home early too.
- Mae hi'n byw yn Llundain, a finnau yng Nghaerdydd.
She lives in London, and I live in Cardiff.
Finnau shows a contrast between two people.
- Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! — A chithau!
Happy New Year! — And to you too!
- Roedden ninnau wedi blino hefyd.
We were tired too.
The verb still agrees with the pronoun: roedden goes with ninnau.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Conjunctive pronouns extend the personal pronouns with a sense of 'too'.
Related Patterns
- i / ti / e / o / hi / ni / chi / nhwPersonal Pronouns
The ordinary personal pronouns that these longer forms are built on.
Level 1 - a / acAnd: A and Ac
After a (and), tithau becomes thithau.
Level 1 - a + Noun + yn (Absolute Clause)With the Rain Falling: A + Noun + Yn
A finnau'n ... sets the scene in a "while" clause.
Level 5 - ef / hwy / myfiLiterary and Emphatic Pronouns (Recognition)
Literary Welsh has further pronoun forms, such as myfi and tydi.
Level 6
Words in This Pattern
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