"Dw i'n hoffi'r hwyaden."

Translation: I like the duck.

[Cynphony]

Is the 'r attached to hoffi or by itself? Is it like der die and das in German and la and le in Spanish and French? Because I notice there are different "the"s.

[mizinamo]

"the" looks like:

• 'r when it follows a vowel
• otherwise yr when before a vowel
• otherwise y

So in speech, the 'r is attached to the hoffi but in meaning, it is by itself.

[lily_cloud]

Thank you soooo much! I was trying to figure out the rule that explains when each should be used but I couldn't

[ibisc]

This is explained in the notes for the section 'The', together with how to choose the correct one of 'r/yr/y.

We strongly recommend reading the notes!

See See https://www.duolingo.com/skill/cy/The-1/tips-and-notes

[Nathan173901]

There's an unexpected issue for the Poles. "Hwy" in hwyaden sounds like a curse word in Polish, one of the most vulgar ones.