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cael

to get

VerbA1/kaːɨ̯l/

“cael” means “to get” in Welsh (verb). Pronounced /kaːɨ̯l/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → gael, Treiglad Trwynol → nghael, Treiglad Llaes → chael.

Mutation forms

In Welsh, the first letter of “cael” changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcael
Treiglad Meddalgael
Treiglad Trwynolnghael
Treiglad Llaeschael

When does “cael” mutate?

er mwyn— in order to / for the sake of (compound preposition, triggers treiglad meddal)

cael→er mwyn gael(in order to get)

ni— literary negative 'ni' (triggers treiglad llaes on c/p/t in formal Welsh)

cael→ni chael(not getting (literary aspirate))

“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".

C1

Dw i angen cael swydd.

I need to get a job.

A1

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.

B2

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.

B1

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

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

B2

Further reading

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