rydych
Welsh
Alternative forms
- dach
- ych, dych
Etymology
Contraction of yr ydych.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈrədɨ̞χ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈrədɪχ/
Verb
rydych (not mutable)
- second-person plural and polite present indicative of bod
- Rydych chi yma.
- You are here.
Usage notes
This form is a normalization found primarily in pedagogical material; it is rarely encountered either in colloquial speech or in literature.[1]
Related terms
- dydych (negative)
- ydych (interrogative)
References
- King, Gareth (1993) Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 147