to smile in Welsh

gwenu

to smile

verb/ˈɡwɛnɨ̞/

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Rwy'n mynd i gofio Hefin o'r llun a anfonodd ataf o'i blant ac yntau'n gwenu a chwerthin, a dyna'r darlun y byddaf i'n mynd gyda mi wrth i mi symud ymlaen.

I'm going to remember Hefin by the picture that he sent me of his children and him smiling and laughing, and that is the thought that I will be taking forward as I move on.C1

Yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf, rydw i wedi gwenu, ysgwyd fy mhen, wedi crio a chwerthin yn uchel wrth gofio am ein sgyrsiau ni.

These last few weeks, I have smiled, shaken my head, cried and laughed out loud whilst remembering our conversations.C1

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You may also meet these forms of gwenu in a sentence.

Base form: gwenu
Treiglad Meddal: wenu
Treiglad Trwynol: ngwenu

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