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defnydd

use

NounMasculine (gwrywaidd)A2/ˈdɛvnɨ̞ð/

"defnydd" means "use" in Welsh (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈdɛvnɨ̞ð/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → ddefnydd, Treiglad Trwynol → nefnydd.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formdefnydd
Treiglad Meddalddefnydd
Treiglad Trwynolnefnydd

"defnydd" in context

Oherwydd yn amlwg, mae'n cael effaith economaidd hefyd, ac rydym eisiau normaleiddio'r defnydd o drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus.

Because obviously it does have an economic impact as well, and we want to normalise the use of public transport.

B2

Yn ystod tymor y Senedd, rydym wedi teithio i bob cwr o Gymru ar gyfer ein digwyddiadau rhanddeiliaid, ac rydym yn credu bod hyn yn hanfodol, ac yn annog y defnydd o ddull tebyg o weithredu yn Seneddau'r dyfodol.

Over the course of the Senedd term, we've travelled to all four corners of Wales for our stakeholder events, and we believe this is essential, and would urge that a similar approach is applied in future Seneddau.

C1

Roeddent hefyd yn awgrymu bod angen gwerthuso cynlluniau presennol yn well a mynd i'r afael â defnydd aneffeithlon o arian cyn archwilio syniadau newydd, sy'n adlewyrchu'r hyn a glywsom yn ein digwyddiad ym Mangor a chan Aelodau o'r Senedd Ieuenctid.

They also suggested the need for better evaluation of existing schemes and addressing inefficiencies before exploring new ideas, which mirrors what we heard at our event in Bangor and from Members of the Youth Parliament.

C1

O'r holl ysgogiadau sydd gan y Senedd at ei defnydd i roi'r dechrau gorau mewn bywyd i blant, rwy'n credu'n angerddol mai system addysg ofalgar, feithringar, uchelgeisiol yw'r mwyaf pwerus.

Of all the levers that the Senedd has at its disposal to give children the very best start in life, I believe passionately that a caring, nourishing, ambitious and aspirational education system is the most powerful.

C1

Nod y Bil hwn yw mynd i'r afael â hyn drwy gyflwyno gofyniad cyfreithiol i hyrwyddo a hwyluso'r defnydd o BSL yng Nghymru.

This Bill aims to address this by introducing a legal requirement to promote and facilitate the use of BSL in Wales.

B2

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