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dechrau

to begin

"dechrau" means "to begin" in Welsh. Full conjugation table with present, imperfect, preterite, future, conditional, and imperative tenses.

Present

Presennol

PersonForm
I (fi)dechreuaf
You sg. (ti)dechreui
He/She (fe/hi)dechrau
We (ni)dechreuwn
You pl. (chi)dechreuwch
They (nhw)dechreuant
Impersonaldechreuir

Imperfect

Amherffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)dechreuwn
You sg. (ti)dechreuit
He/She (fe/hi)dechreuai
We (ni)dechreuem
You pl. (chi)dechreuech
They (nhw)dechreuent
Impersonaldechreuid

Preterite

Gorffennol

PersonForm
I (fi)dechreuais
You sg. (ti)dechreuaist
He/She (fe/hi)dechreuodd
We (ni)dechreuasom
You pl. (chi)dechreuasoch
They (nhw)dechreuasant
Impersonaldechreuwyd

Pluperfect

Gorberffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)dechreuaswn
You sg. (ti)dechreuasit
He/She (fe/hi)dechreuasai
We (ni)dechreuasem
You pl. (chi)dechreuasech
They (nhw)dechreuasent
Impersonaldechreuasid

Future

Dyfodol

PersonForm
I (fi)dechreua i
You sg. (ti)dechreui di
He/She (fe/hi)hi o
We (ni)dechreuwn ni
You pl. (chi)dechreuwch chi
They (nhw)dechreuant nhw

Conditional

Amodol

PersonForm
I (fi)dechreuwn
You sg. (ti)dechreuit
He/She (fe/hi)dechreuai
We (ni)dechreuem
You pl. (chi)dechreuech
They (nhw)dechreuent
Impersonaldechreuid

Imperative

Gorchmynnol

PersonForm
I (fi)-
You sg. (ti)dechrau
He/She (fe/hi)dechreued
We (ni)dechreuwn
You pl. (chi)dechreuwch
They (nhw)dechreuent
Impersonaldechreuer

Example sentences

Mae'r ffilm yn dechrau mewn pum munud.

The movie starts in five minutes.

A2

Dw i'n dechrau yfory.

I begin tomorrow.

A1

Pan fyddwch chi’n dechrau ar eich taith mewn gorsaf lle mae cyfleustera prynu tocynnau ar gael, eich cyfrifoldeb chi yw prynu/ysgogi tocyn dilys ar gyfer y daith cyn mynd ar y trên.

When starting your journey at a station where ticket buying facilities are available, it is your responsibility to buy or activate a valid ticket for the journey before boarding a train.

C1

Dylech chi dechrau dysgu Ffrangeg.

You should start learning French.

A2

Further reading

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