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atal

to prevent

"atal" means "to prevent" in Welsh. Full conjugation table with present, imperfect, preterite, future, conditional, and imperative tenses.

Present

Presennol

PersonForm
I (fi)ataliaf
You sg. (ti)ateli
He/She (fe/hi)atalio
We (ni)ataliwn
You pl. (chi)ateliwch
They (nhw)ataliant
Impersonalatelir

Imperfect

Amherffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)ataliwn
You sg. (ti)atelit
He/She (fe/hi)ataliai
We (ni)ataliem
You pl. (chi)ataliech
They (nhw)atalient
Impersonalatelid

Preterite

Gorffennol

PersonForm
I (fi)ateliais
You sg. (ti)ateliaist
He/She (fe/hi)ataliodd
We (ni)ataliasom
You pl. (chi)ataliasoch
They (nhw)ataliasant
Impersonalataliwyd

Pluperfect

Gorberffaith

PersonForm
I (fi)ataliaswn
You sg. (ti)ataliasit
He/She (fe/hi)ataliasai
We (ni)ataliasem
You pl. (chi)ataliasech
They (nhw)ataliasent
Impersonalataliasid

Future

Dyfodol

PersonForm
I (fi)atalia i
You sg. (ti)atali di
He/She (fe/hi)hi o
We (ni)ataliwn ni
You pl. (chi)ataliwch chi
They (nhw)ataliant nhw

Conditional

Amodol

PersonForm
I (fi)ataliwn
You sg. (ti)atelit
He/She (fe/hi)hi
We (ni)ataliem
You pl. (chi)ataliech
They (nhw)atalient
Impersonalatelid

Imperative

Gorchmynnol

PersonForm
I (fi)-
You sg. (ti)atal
He/She (fe/hi)atalied
We (ni)ataliwn
You pl. (chi)ateliwch
They (nhw)atalient
Impersonalatalier

Example sentences

Roedd yn rhywbeth a gafodd ei atal gan Lywodraeth Dorïaidd flaenorol y DU—y cynllun yn Lloegr.

That was something that was stopped by the previous UK Tory Government—the scheme in England.

B2

Ond, dro at ôl tro, rydyn ni'n clywed bod pryderon o ran y risg i ddiogelwch personol yn rhywbeth sy'n atal pobl rhag sefyll neu sy'n arwain at gynghorwyr yn peidio ailsefyll mewn etholiad.

But, time and again, we hear that concerns regarding the risk to personal safety is something that deters people from standing or that deters councillors from seeking re-election.

C1

Mae'n peri pryder i mi, y twf mewn trais a bygythiadau tuag at ein cynrychiolwyr etholedig, ac mae hyn yn ddi-os yn atal llawer o bobl rhag sefyll.

It worries me, the growth in violence and intimidation that is levelled at our elected representatives, and this no doubt puts off a lot of people from standing.

C1

Oherwydd mae arbenigwyr tai yn dweud wrthyf ei bod yn broses mor sylweddol ac anodd i'w llywio fel ei bod yn atal pobl rhag gwneud cais ac yn atal pobl rhag cael yr help sydd ei angen arnynt.

Because I am told by housing experts that it's such a significant and difficult process to navigate that it puts people off applying and it's preventing people from getting the help that they need.

C1

Further reading

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