Welsh verb

cadw

to keep

cadw is a Welsh verb meaning “to keep”. Its verbal noun is cadw.

Verbal noun: cadw

Present

PersonForm
Icadwaf
you (singular)cedwi
he / sheceidw
wecadwn
you (plural)cedwch
theycadwant
autonomouscedwir

Conditional

PersonForm
Icadwn
you (singular)cadwit
he / shehi
wecadwem
you (plural)cadwech
theycadwent
autonomouscedwid

Imperfect

PersonForm
Icadwn
you (singular)cadwit
he / shecadwai
wecadwem
you (plural)cadwech
theycadwent
autonomouscedwid

Preterite

PersonForm
Icedwais
you (singular)cedwaist
he / shecadwodd
wecadwasom
you (plural)cadwasoch
theycadwasant
autonomouscadwyd

Pluperfect

PersonForm
Icadwaswn
you (singular)cadwasit
he / shecadwasai
wecadwasem
you (plural)cadwasech
theycadwasent
autonomouscadwasid

Imperative

PersonForm
I-
you (singular)cadw
he / shecadwed
wecadwn
you (plural)cedwch
theycadwent
autonomouscadwer

Future

PersonForm
Icadwa i
you (singular)cadwi di
he / shehi o
wecadwn ni
you (plural)cadwch chi
theycadwant nhw

cadw in context

Ac mae'r cymhorthdal hwnnw'n cadw'r prisiau yn ein siopau ac yn ein harchfarchnadoedd yn isel.

And that subsidy keeps the prices in our shops and in our supermarkets low.

Prif Weinidog, hoffwn eich atgoffa mai eich cyfrifoldeb chi yw sicrhau bod GIG Cymru yn gallu cadw i fyny â'r gofynion sy'n cael eu gosod arno, sy'n gwbl rhagweladwy o ystyried y ddemograffeg sydd gennym yma yng Nghymru.

First Minister, I would like to remind you that it's your responsibility to make sure that the Welsh NHS has the capacity to keep up with the demands being placed upon it, which are entirely predictable given the demographics that we have here in Wales.

Mae'n cadw pobl yn iach, yn achub bywydau, ac yn lleihau'r pwysau ar y GIG trwy gadw pobl allan o'r ysbyty.

It keeps people healthy, saves lives, and reduces pressure on the NHS by keeping people out of hospital.

Dywedodd oherwydd manteision gweithredol ac ymarferol dull ar draws Prydain gyfan, gan gynnwys dull unffurf o reolaethau allforio a mewnforio ar ffiniau, mae ei gynnwys yn galluogi gweithredu cydgysylltiedig ac yn cadw'r gallu i weithredu'n annibynnol lle bo angen.

He stated that because of the operational and practical benefits of a GB-wide approach, including a uniformed approach to export and import controls at borders, its inclusion enables co-ordinated implementation and retains the ability to act independently where needed.

Mae'r cadw yn ôl, y cyfeiriodd y Gweinidog ato, yn gul iawn.

The reservation, which the Minister referred to, is very narrow.

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Native language name: Cymraeg