"Ble mae'r rheina?"

Translation: Where are those?

[MatthewSke1]

The dictionary hint said rheina could be "those" or "they". Can this sentence be translated "Where are they?"

[ibisc]

'Where are those?' would be correct.

• 'Where are they?' - Ble maen nhw?

[OliverMundy]

Why is it not ble maen y rheina, with the verb in the plural? Is rheina deemed to be a singular or a collective, despite the fact that its English equivalent is plural?

[ibisc]

The third person plural form of a verb (maen... here) is only used with the pronoun nhw in the colloquial language.

Nouns, singular or plural, use the third person singular form of verbs:

• Maen nhw'n ofnadwy - They are terrible
• Mae'r car yn ofnadwy - The car is terrible
• Mae'r ceir yn ofnadwy - The cars are terrible
• Mae'r rheina'n ofnadwy - Those are terrible

[OliverMundy]

Thank you! I seem to have missed this point in the course notes, if indeed it has been mentioned there.