"She lives in Argentina."
Translation:Mae hi'n byw yn yr Ariannin.
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1537
I was momentarily confused about this. Is it the same as in English we might write 'the Argentine' or 'The Argentine'?
I don't know if 'Argentine' is actually accepted by the course, but it makes more sense in English than 'the Argentina'.
"Yr Ariannin" is just the Welsh word for "Argentina" with no need to translate the definite article before it, this is used for other countries too including "Yr Eifft" (Egypt) "Yr Alban" (Scotland) and "Yr Eidal" (Italy), none of which use the definite Article in English.
- 1537
Yes, thanks; of course, I forgot - and was thinking too literally. Is there an equivalent of Agentine or is 'Yr Ariannin' the only name in Welsh?
Yes: y generally, yr before a vowel; 'r after a vowel (regardless whether or not the following word begins with a vowel).
That's interesting that the word for Argentina starts with ''arian'' ''silver'', because the Spanish word for silver is at the beginning of ''Argentina.''
Would my answer hav been accepted had i omitted yr 'the'? Welsh is very inconsistent about whether to use the definite article before the names of countries; yr Ariannin: has def. article; but it is very easy to make a mistake.
Where Welsh uses the definite article in a place-name it should not be left out.
