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The Article in Welsh
There is no indefinite article (a / an) in Welsh.
e.g.
cath | a cat |
afal | an apple |
merch | a girl |
ysgol | school |
There are three forms of the definite article (the) in Welsh
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‘y’ is used in front of a consonant. Singular, feminine nouns will undergo a Soft Mutation after ‘y’ (except those beginning with ‘ll’ and ‘rh’). See S.M. rule 1.
e.g.
ci | y ci | the dog |
cath | y gath | the cat |
bachgen | y bachgen | the boy |
merch | y ferch | the girl |
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‘yr’ is used in front of a vowel and in front of h. Remember that ‘w’ and ‘y’ are vowels in Welsh.
e.g.
ysgol | yr ysgol | the school |
enw | yr enw | the name |
afal | yr afal | the apple |
het | yr het | the hat |
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‘r’ is used after a word ending in a vowel, no matter whether the word which follows begins with a vowel or with a consonant.
e.g.
Mae’r plant | The children are |
Mae’r ysgol | The school is |
Dyma‘r llyfr | Here’s the book |
Dacw‘r afon | There’s the river |
Sources[edit | edit source]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh/pdf/welshgrammar_allrules.pdf
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