ohona i / ohono fe

Of Me, Of It: Forms of O

Level 4

Before a pronoun, o (of, from) changes shape: un o'r plant but un ohonyn nhw — one of them.

How It Works

With a noun and with a pronoun

  • un o'r plant → un ohonyn nhw — one of them
  • llawer o'r bobl → llawer ohonon ni — many of us
  • rhai o'r myfyrwyr → rhai ohonoch chi — some of you

The full set (see Prepositions With Personal Forms)

  • ohona i — of me
  • ohonot ti — of you
  • ohono fe (South), ohono fo (North) — of him, of it
  • ohoni hi — of her, of it
  • ohonon ni — of us
  • ohonoch chi — of you
  • ohonyn nhw — of them

"It": use ohono for a masculine noun and ohoni for a feminine one: Mae'r gacen yn hyfryd; ga i ddarn ohoni?

Other common uses

  • Feelings: Dw i mor falch ohonot ti! — I'm so proud of you!
  • Opinions: Beth wyt ti'n feddwl ohono fe? — What do you think of it?
  • Parts: Bwytais i hanner ohono fe. — I ate half of it.

With a noun, o softens it: llawer o bobl. After a negative verb, o joins ddim to make mo: Welais i mohono fe.

Examples (6)

  1. Mae llawer ohonyn nhw'n siarad Cymraeg.

    A lot of them speak Welsh.

  2. Un ohonon ni fydd yn gyrru.

    One of us will drive.

  3. Oes rhai ohonoch chi'n dod o Gaerdydd?

    Are some of you from Cardiff?

  4. Dw i mor falch ohonot ti!

    I'm so proud of you!

  5. Beth wyt ti'n feddwl ohono fe?

    What do you think of it?

    Everyday speech drops ei but keeps its mutation; careful Welsh says Beth wyt ti'n ei feddwl ohono fe? (ohono fo in the North).

  6. Mae'r gacen yn hyfryd; ga i ddarn ohoni?

    The cake is lovely; can I have a piece of it?

    Cacen is feminine, so "of it" is ohoni.

Common Mistakes

  • Using plain o before a pronoun.

    un o nhw
    un ohonyn nhw

    Before a pronoun, o takes its personal form: ohonyn nhw, ohonon ni.

  • Using plain o after balch.

    Dw i'n falch o ti.
    Dw i'n falch ohonot ti.

    Proud of you is balch ohonot ti, with the personal form of o.

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