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'ma
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Appendix:Variations of "ma"
Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /ma/ cy-N
cy /ma/ cy-S,standard,colloquial
cy /mə/ cy-S,colloquial
cy a 1
Determiner
cy determiner y ... 'ma
cy informal cy yma: this literally, here
cy hwn hon
cy y bore 'ma this morning the morning here
cy informal cy yma: these literally, here
cy hyn
cy y boreau 'ma these mornings the mornings here
Usage notes
Follows the noun or noun phrase it modifies, which in turn is preceded by the definite article cy y (cy yr before a vowel, cy 'r after a vowel). The definite article is often dropped colloquially in a few set phrases referring to time, e.g. cy wythnos 'ma this week.
Derived terms
cy bore 'ma this morning
cy heno 'ma this evening, tonight
cy p'nawn 'ma, cy pryhnawn 'ma this afternoon
Related terms
cy 'na
Adverb
cy adverb
cy informal cy yma here
cy Fi sy 'ma. It's me It is I who is here.
cy informal cy dyma here is/are
cy 'Ma rywbeth i ti. Here/This is something for you.