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cant

hundred

NounMasculine (gwrywaidd)B2/kant/

"cant" means "hundred" in Welsh (masculine noun). Pronounced /kant/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → gant, Treiglad Trwynol → nghant, Treiglad Llaes → chant.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formcant
Treiglad Meddalgant
Treiglad Trwynolnghant
Treiglad Llaeschant

When does "cant" mutate?

tua— approximately/toward (triggers treiglad llaes)

cant→tua chant(about a hundred)

"cant" in context

Ac yna, hefyd, rwy'n falch iawn fod dros 80 y cant yn brynwyr tro cyntaf, a chredaf fod hynny'n bwysig iawn.

And then, also, I’m really pleased that, actually, 80 per cent plus are first-time buyers, and I think that’s something really important.

B2

Rydym wedi cefnogi hyfforddiant mewn meysydd blaenoriaeth fel cod ymddygiad, ac ar gyfer cynghorau llai rydym yn darparu cymorth ar gyfer hyfforddiant cyffredinol, gan roi cyfraniad o 50 y cant tuag at gost anghenion hyfforddi eraill.

We have supported training in priority areas such as code of conduct, and for smaller councils we provide support for general training, giving a 50 per cent contribution towards the cost of other training needs.

C1

Cytunodd awdurdodau lleol ar eu cyllidebau ar gyfer eleni ar ôl cymeradwyo setliad llywodraeth leol Llywodraeth Cymru, a ddarparodd gynnydd o 4.5 y cant ar gyfartaledd.

Local authorities agreed their budgets for this year following the approval of the Welsh Government's local government settlement, which provided an average increase of 4.5 per cent.

C1

Yn Sweden, er enghraifft, mae dau sefydliad cydweithredol mawr yn darparu dros 750,000 o gartrefi, sy'n golygu bod oddeutu 18 y cant o gyfanswm poblogaeth y wlad yn byw mewn tai cydweithredol.

In Sweden, for example, two large co-operative organisations provide over 750,000 homes, which equates to around 18 per cent of the total population of the country living in co-operative housing.

C1

Felly, os ydym ni’n parhau fel hyn, mi fyddwn ni efo nifer bron i 50 y cant yn llai na tharged 2031.

So, if we continue like this, the number will be almost 50 per cent less than the 2031 target.

B2

Further reading

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