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head; top in Welsh

ben

head; top

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Mae barcut yn hedfan uwch ben y goeden.

There is a kite flying above the tree.A2

Wnaethon ni'r rhain ar ben ein hun.

We made these ourselves.A2

Mae ein gwin ar ben.

We're out of wine.A2

Roedd y cyrri’n flasus dros ben.

It was proper lush, that curry.A2

Daeth ei thaliadau morgais yn anfforddiadwy pan ddaeth ei chytundeb cyfradd sefydlog i ben, ac yn dilyn cyngor ariannol, cafodd gynnig benthyciad ecwiti Cymorth i Aros Cymru ac mae wedi gallu aros yn ei chartref.

Her mortgage payments became unaffordable when her fixed-rate deal came to an end and, following financial advice, she was offered the Help to Stay Wales equity loan and has been able to stay in her home.C1

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You may also meet these forms of ben in a sentence.

Base form
ben
Treiglad Meddal
fen
Treiglad Trwynol
men
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