rhy + Soft Mutation

Too: Rhy + Soft Mutation

Level 2

rhy + a soft-mutated adjective = too ...: bach → rhy fach (too small), poeth → rhy boeth (too hot).

How It Works

The change after rhy

  • bach → rhy fach too small
  • mawr → rhy fawr too big
  • da → rhy dda too good
  • poeth → rhy boeth too hot
  • drud → rhy ddrud too expensive
  • cynnar → rhy gynnar too early
  • pell → rhy bell too far
  • hwyr → rhy hwyr too late (h does not change)
  • llwyd → rhy lwyd too grey
  • rhad → rhy rad too cheap

Ll and rh change too. Unlike mor, rhy softens ll and rh: rhy lwyd, rhy rad.

Rhy after yn. The linking yn never changes rh, so rhy stays rhy: Mae'r te'n rhy boeth. It is the adjective after rhy that softens. See Describing With Yn.

Rhy or iawn? Mae'n rhy oer (It's too cold) but Mae'n oer iawn (It's very cold). See Very: Adjective + Iawn.

Too ... to. Add i + a soft-mutated verb-noun: Dw i'n rhy flinedig i fynd allan (I'm too tired to go out).

Too much, too many. With nouns, use gormod o: gormod o waith (too much work). See Quantity Words + O + Soft Mutation.

Examples (6)

  1. Mae'r te'n rhy boeth.

    The tea is too hot.

    poeth → boeth after rhy.

  2. Mae'r esgidiau 'ma'n rhy fach.

    These shoes are too small.

    bach → fach after rhy.

  3. Mae'r tocyn yn rhy ddrud.

    The ticket is too expensive.

    drud → ddrud after rhy.

  4. Mae hi'n rhy gynnar!

    It's too early!

    cynnar → gynnar after rhy.

  5. Dw i'n rhy flinedig i fynd allan heno.

    I'm too tired to go out tonight.

    blinedig → flinedig after rhy, and mynd → fynd after i.

  6. Mae'n rhy hwyr i ffonio.

    It's too late to phone.

    H does not change.

Common Mistakes

  • Forgetting to soften the adjective.

    Mae'r car yn rhy mawr.
    Mae'r car yn rhy fawr.

    Rhy causes soft mutation: m becomes f.

  • Putting rhy after the adjective.

    Mae'r te'n boeth rhy.
    Mae'r te'n rhy boeth.

    Rhy always comes before the adjective. It is iawn (very) that comes after.

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rhy + Soft MutationLevel 2Too: Rhy + Soft Mutation

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Rhy is a degree word placed before the adjective, with soft mutation.

Words in This Pattern

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