wedi

Javanese edit

Romanization edit

wedi

Romanization of ꦮꦼꦢꦶ

Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

'di (colloquial)

Etymology edit

A later form of gwedi, from Old Welsh guetig, guotig, from Proto-Brythonic *wo-tig- (“in or after the end”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to sting, prick”). Compare Breton goude.

Pronunciation edit

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛdi/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈweːdi/, /ˈwɛdi/
- (North Wales, South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /di/
Rhymes: -ɛdi

Preposition edit

wedi

past (time)
chwarter wedi naw ― quarter past nine

hanner awr ’di un ― half past one
after, used with bod to form the perfect aspect
Dw i wedi cysgu.
I have slept
(literally, “I am after sleeping”)

Dw i ddim wedi dysgu.
I have not learnt
(literally, “I am not after learning”)

Wyt ti wedi aros?
Have you stayed?
(literally, “Are you after staying?”)

Bydd o ’di gyrru.
He will have driven
(literally, “He will be after driving”)

Fydd o ddim ’di clywed
He won’t have heard
(literally, “He will not be after hearing”)

Roedd hi ’di gweld
She had seen
(literally, “She was after seeing”)

Basen nhw wedi gorffen
They would have finished
(literally, “They would be after finishing”)
used to translate English passive participles and past tenses, depending on the verb
Dw i wedi blino
I am tired / I have tired
(literally, “I am after tiring”)

Mae e wedi marw
He is dead / he has died
(literally, “He is after dying”)

Ffenestr wedi’i thorru
A broken window
(literally, “A window after its breaking”)

Related terms edit

wedyn (“afterwards”, “then”)

References edit

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wedi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies