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cyfan

whole

AdjectiveA1/ˈkəvan/

"cyfan" means "whole" in Welsh (adjective). Pronounced /ˈkəvan/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → gyfan, Treiglad Trwynol → nghyfan, Treiglad Llaes → chyfan.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formcyfan
Treiglad Meddalgyfan
Treiglad Trwynolnghyfan
Treiglad Llaeschyfan

"cyfan" in context

Mae gan dy draethawd ambell i gamgymeriad, ond ar y cyfan mae'n dda iawn.

Your essay has some mistakes, but as a whole it is very good.

B2

Ond ar y cyfan, rwy'n credu bod egwyddorion yr holl beth wedi ffurfio sail i ddeddfwriaeth a allai ac a ddylai ennyn cefnogaeth y mwyafrif yn y Senedd hon.

But, all in all, I believe the principles of this whole thing have formed the basis of legislation that could and should gain majority support in this Senedd.

C1

Un yw nifer y darparwyr blynyddoedd cynnar sy'n defnyddio BSL trwy'r dosbarth cyfan o ddisgyblion sydd ganddynt, boed mewn ysgolion cyfrwng Saesneg neu ysgolion cyfrwng Cymraeg.

One is the number of early years providers who are using BSL throughout the class of pupils that they have, whether they're in English-medium or Welsh-medium schools.

B2

Felly, gadewch imi ddechrau drwy ddiolch i'r tîm clercio am eu gwaith, gan y gwn eu bod wedi gweithio'n ddiflino ar yr adroddiad hwn, ac am eu gwaith ar y pwyllgor cyfan.

So, let me start by thanking the clerking team for their work, who I know worked tirelessly on this report, and for their work on the committee as a whole.

C1

Pan fydd pedwar o bob pum ffermwr yn dweud, 'Na, dim diolch', nid mater ymylol yw hynny, mae'n rhybudd i'r sector cyfan.

When four out of five farmers say, 'No, thank you', that's not a fringe issue, it's a sector-wide warning.

C1

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