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carchar

prison

NounMasculine (gwrywaidd)B2/ˈkarχar/

"carchar" means "prison" in Welsh (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈkarχar/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → garchar, Treiglad Trwynol → ngharchar, Treiglad Llaes → charchar.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formcarchar
Treiglad Meddalgarchar
Treiglad Trwynolngharchar
Treiglad Llaescharchar

"carchar" in context

Ddylai Tom ddim wedi cael ei anfon i'r carchar.

Tom should've been sent to prison.

C1

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