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bws

bus

NounMasculine (gwrywaidd)B2/bʊs/

"bws" means "bus" in Welsh (masculine noun). Pronounced /bʊs/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → fws, Treiglad Trwynol → mws.

Mutation forms

In Welsh, the first letter of "bws" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formbws
Treiglad Meddalfws
Treiglad Trwynolmws

When does "bws" mutate?

yn lle— instead of (compound preposition, triggers treiglad meddal)

bws→yn lle fws(instead of a bus)

"bws" in context

Ble mae'r safle bws?

Where's the bus stop?

A2

Fe aeth y plant i'r ysgol ar y bws.

The children went to school on the bus.

A2

Ddirprwy Lywydd, fel y clywsoch mewn cyfraniadau cynharach, rydym hefyd yn cyflwyno un pris tocyn bws o £1 i bobl ifanc, gan dorri cost teithio a darparu gwell trafnidiaeth i bawb.

Dirprwy Lywydd, as you heard in earlier contributions, we're also introducing a £1 single bus fare for young people, cutting the cost of travel and providing better transport for all.

C1

Ysgrifennodd adroddiadau ar drawsnewidiadau cyflogaeth, a sicrhaodd fuddugoliaethau ymarferol fel bws i Ysbyty Athrofaol y Faenor.

He authored reports on employment transitions, and secured practical wins like a bus to the Grange University Hospital.

C1

Fel rydym ni wedi clywed, un o'r rhai a oedd yn wirioneddol effeithiol oedd diwygio llwybr bws Rhif 50, fel y gallai pobl yng Nghaerffili fynd i Ysbyty Brenhinol Gwent.

As we've heard, one of those that was really impactful was amending the No. 50 bus route, so that people in Caerphilly could go to the Royal Gwent Hospital.

C1

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