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drwg

bad

AdjectiveB2/druːɡ/

"drwg" means "bad" in Welsh (adjective). Pronounced /druːɡ/. Mutation forms: Treiglad Meddal → ddrwg, Treiglad Trwynol → nrwg.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formdrwg
Treiglad Meddalddrwg
Treiglad Trwynolnrwg

"drwg" in context

Mae'r newyddion fod y gwaith o ehangu Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr yn cael ei ohirio am o leiaf ddwy flynedd yn newyddion drwg iawn i rieni ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr sy'n dymuno i'w plant ddysgu drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.

The news that the expanded Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr is to be delayed by at least two years is devastating news for parents in Bridgend who wish for their children to learn through the medium of Welsh.

B2

Ac, os nad oedd hynny'n ddigon drwg, yr hyn y mae'n ei ddweud yn ddiweddarach yn yr adran honno yw: 'Ni chaiff Gweinidogion Cymru wneud rheoliadau'.

And, if that wasn't bad enough, what it says later on in that section is: 'The Welsh Ministers may not make regulations'.

C1

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