Hi there. I’ve just got to ‘to ask you’ gofyn wrthot ti. However, when it’s in a sentence the ‘wrthot ti’ part seems to move position. For example, to ask you something interesting ’ gofyn rhywbeth diddorol wrthot ti, but to ask you again ‘gofyn wrthot ti Eto’ How do I know where the wrthot ti part is supposed to go?
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Hi Jayne!
This is a bit tricky to explain but easier in practice.
With gofyn and dweud the rule applies:
The structure is “gofyn i” or “dweud wrth” (sometimes in speech people use wrth for both). Then it works like this:
Gofyn rhwybeth diddorol i ti - ask something interesting to you (ask you something interesting)
Gofyn i ti eto - ask to you again (ask you again)
The question, or what is being asked, fits in the middle.
If you said “gofyn eto i ti” you’re saying that “eto” is the question.
This changes again though when the question is a full sentence. So “Nes i ofyn i ti beth ydy dy hoff gân” - i asked you what is your favourite song.
Does that make sense?
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Thanks for taking the time to reply. I will need to read it through I few more times but I kind of get the gist. I guess the further along I get the more sense it will make
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Hi Jayne,
I struggled with this as well, and was then told not to try and figure it out just yet. Just accept that’s how it goes. Once I did that, it became a piece of cake, and I moved onto the next challenge 
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I’m at a similar stage and currently find it helps to think of it as being similar to the English construction ‘to ask something of you’. It’s not the most natural phrasing, but definitely possible. Whether this is a false analogy and will get me into trouble later however, I don’t know! --Antony
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A welsh speaking friend of mine has also just suggested this. I’m finding that does help. Thank you
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