"Megan sy biau'r gath!"

Translation:Megan owns the cat!

May 6, 2017

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ElaineMaul

Or that's what she thinks :D


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/IanGordon12

Got marked wrong for "The cat's Megan's"


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/julie849672

i got marked wrong for "It's Megan's cat"


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ibisc

The verb piau/biau specifically means 'owns'. It is a very irregular verb, nowadays only used in a particular pattern - it is preceded by the owner, and followed by the thing owned. (The sy is often used in the colloquial language, but it is not really needed):

  • Fi (sy) biau'r car - 'I own the car' (or 'it's me who owns the car' if you want to be more emphatic in the English)
  • Megan (sy) biau'r gath - 'Megan owns the cat' or 'It is Megan who owns the cat'

To say 'It's Megan's cat' we would say, perhaps, Cath Megan yw hi.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/julie849672

diolch yn fawr for explaining ibisc

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