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chwarter

quarter

NounMasculine (gwrywaidd)C1/ˈχwartɛr/

"chwarter" means "quarter" in Welsh (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈχwartɛr/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → ghwarter, Treiglad Trwynol → nghhwarter, Treiglad Llaes → chhwarter.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formchwarter
Treiglad Meddalghwarter
Treiglad Trwynolnghhwarter
Treiglad Llaeschhwarter

"chwarter" in context

Cytunodd bron i dri chwarter y rhai ag unedau cleifion mewnol fod pwysau costau byw yn debygol iawn o arwain at sefyllfa lle mae un neu fwy o welyau cleifion heb fod ar gael dros dro neu'n barhaol.

Nearly three quarters of those with in-patient units agreed that cost-of-living pressures are highly likely to result in one or more patient beds being temporarily or permanently unavailable.

B2

Ond y tu hwnt i'r giât fferm, wrth gwrs, rŷn ni'n gwybod hefyd ei fod e'n sylfaen ar gyfer bron i chwarter miliwn o swyddi yn y sector bwyd a diod ehangach.

But beyond the farm gate, we also know that it's the foundation for almost a quarter of a million jobs in the wider food and drink sector.

B2

Mae chwarter yr aelwydydd lle mae rhywun yn anabl eisoes yn byw mewn tlodi, ac mae trafnidiaeth, unwaith eto, yn ffactor allweddol yn yr anfantais honno.

A quarter of households where somebody is disabled are already living in poverty and transport, again, is a key factor in that disadvantage.

B2

Ac mae hynny'n golygu y bydd dros dri chwarter y pensiynwyr yng Nghymru a Lloegr yn derbyn y taliad eleni; bydd 110,000 o aelwydydd yng Nghymru yn derbyn yr ad-daliad bil trydan o £150 am y tro cyntaf.

And that means that over three quarters of pensioners in England and Wales will receive the payment this year; 110,000 households in Wales will receive the £150 electricity bill rebate for the first time.

B2

Roedd chwarter oedolion Cymru—660,000 o bobl—yn profi ansicrwydd bwyd yn 2024, un o bob pedwar o'n pobl yn poeni am ble y byddai eu pryd nesaf yn dod.

A quarter of Welsh adults—660,000 people—experienced food insecurity in 2024, one in four of our people worrying about where their next meal will come from.

B2

Further reading

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