Topic: Welsh

"Do you own this?"

Translation:Ti sy biau hwn?

June 20, 2016

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wyt ti biau hwn? . Would that work also?

August 26, 2018
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    No. As explained in the course notes, biau is a very unusual verb that is only used in an emphatic pattern in the modern language.

    August 26, 2018
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    • 198

    Why is it 'hwn' and not 'hyn' as we don't know what it's referring to?

    March 20, 2019
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      When refering to a physical thing of unknown grammatical gender it it usual to use the masculine pronoun.

      March 20, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/JudyAdamso1
      • 198

      So what is 'hyn' used for?

      March 20, 2019
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