The subject/person completing the action is not indicated in an impersonal verb's suffix.
-wyd, -ir and -id are the most commonly used suffixes for impersonal verb forms.
The impersonal verb forms can be shown as follows:
-ir | Gwelir | Present Tense | Gwelir blodau yn y gwanwyn |
-wyd | Gwelwyd | Past Tense | Gwelwyd eira yn y gaeaf |
-id | Gwelid | Imperfect Tense | Gwelid gwiwerod coch mewn coedwigoedd |
The normal sentence structure in Welsh is Verb + Subject + Object, e.g.
Rhedodd y ferch y ras.
Ysgrifennodd y bardd gerdd.
Dylai'r plant gael gwersi.
However, sentences which include impersonal verbs do not follow this pattern.
When using the impersonal tense, the object follows the verb and the subject/person completing the action is included after gan, e.g.
Rhedwyd ras gan y ferch.
Ysgrifennwyd y gerdd gan y bardd.
Note also that there is no soft mutation after an impersonal verb (unlike personal verbs), e.g.
Ysgrifennodd y bardd gerdd.
Ysgrifennwyd cerdd gan y bardd.