Welsh verb

cael

irregular

to get

cael is a Welsh verb meaning “to get”. It is irregular, so its forms should be learned individually. Its verbal noun is cael.

Verbal noun: cael

Present

Person	Form
I	caf
you (singular)	cei
he / she	caiff
we	cawn
you (plural)	cewch
they	cânt
autonomous	ceir

Conditional

Person	Form
I	cawn
you (singular)	cait
he / she	câi
we	caem
you (plural)	caech
they	caent
autonomous	ceid

Imperfect

Person	Form
I	cawn
you (singular)	cait
he / she	câi
we	caem
you (plural)	caech
they	caent
autonomous	ceid

Preterite

Person	Form
I	cefais
you (singular)	cefaist
he / she	cafodd
we	cawsom
you (plural)	cawsoch
they	cawsant
autonomous	cafwyd

Pluperfect

Person	Form
I	cawswn
you (singular)	cawsit
he / she	cawsai
we	cawsem
you (plural)	cawsech
they	cawsent
autonomous	cawsid

Imperative

Person	Form
I	-
you (singular)	-
he / she	caffed
we	-
you (plural)	-
they	caffent
autonomous	caffer

Future

Person	Form
I	caf i
you (singular)	cei di
he / she	hi o
we	cawn ni
you (plural)	cewch chi
they	cân nhw

cael in context

Pwnc heddiw ydyw "y broblem o bobol Siapanaidd sydd wedi cael eu herwgipio gan Ngogledd Corea".

Today's topic is "the problem of Japanese people abducted by North Korea".

Dw i angen cael swydd.

I need to get a job.

Pan ydw i'n rhoi bwyd i'r tlodion, 'dw i'n cael 'ngalw i'n saint. Pan ydw i'n gofyn pam nag oes bwyd gyda'r tlodion, 'dw y'n cael 'ngalw i'n gomiwnydd.

When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.

Mae yna alw am fwy o gymorth i deuluoedd pan mae plentyn yn cael ei wahardd o'r ysgol.

There is a call for more support for families when their child is excluded from school.

Dyn wedi marw ar ôl cael ei daro gan gar ym Mhowys.

A man has died after being hit by a car in Powys.

Related Welsh verbs

bod

to be

mynd

to go

dod

to come

gwneud

to do

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