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<div style="font-size:300%;"> The Article in Welsh</div> | <div style="font-size:300%;"> The Article in Welsh</div> | ||
There is no indefinite article (a / an) in Welsh. | There is no indefinite article (a / an) in Welsh. | ||
e.g. | |||
e.g. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|cath | |||
|a cat | |||
|- | |||
|afal | |||
|an apple | |||
|- | |||
|merch | |||
|a girl | |||
|- | |||
|ysgol | |||
|school | |||
|} | |||
There are three forms of the definite article (the) in Welsh | There are three forms of the definite article (the) in Welsh | ||
==i== | ==i== | ||
‘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. | ‘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. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
ci | |ci | ||
cath y gath the | |y ci | ||
bachgen y bachgen the | |the dog | ||
merch y ferch the | |- | ||
|cath | |||
|y gath | |||
|the cat | |||
|- | |||
|bachgen | |||
|y bachgen | |||
|the boy | |||
|- | |||
|merch | |||
|y ferch | |||
|the girl | |||
|} | |||
==ii== | ==ii== | ||
‘yr’ is used in front of a vowel and in front of h. Remember that ‘w’ and ‘y’ are vowels in Welsh. | ‘yr’ is used in front of a vowel and in front of h. Remember that ‘w’ and ‘y’ are vowels in Welsh. | ||
e.g. | e.g. | ||
ysgol yr ysgol the | {| class="wikitable" | ||
enw yr enw the | |ysgol | ||
afal yr afal the | |yr ysgol | ||
het yr het the | |the school | ||
|- | |||
|enw | |||
|yr enw | |||
|the name | |||
|- | |||
|afal | |||
|yr afal | |||
|the apple | |||
|- | |||
|het | |||
|yr het | |||
|the hat | |||
|} | |||
==iii== | ==iii== | ||
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e.g. | e.g. | ||
Mae’r plant The children | |||
Mae’r ysgol The school | {| class="wikitable" | ||
Dyma‘r llyfr Here’s the | |Mae’r plant | ||
Dacw‘r afon There’s the river | |The children are | ||
|- | |||
|Mae’r ysgol | |||
|The school is | |||
|- | |||
|Dyma‘r llyfr | |||
|Here’s the book | |||
|- | |||
|Dacw‘r afon | |||
|There’s the river | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 15:11, 15 September 2021
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
i
‘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 |
ii
‘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 |
iii
‘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 |