Joseff Jones (Joe) is a freelance Welsh and Japanese tutor from Aberystwyth. Graduating from Oxford with a BA in Japanese with Chinese, Joe is now a full-time language tutor and writer with interests in second-language acquisition, linguistics, psychology and AI.
Dros is a common preposition in Welsh. While it is most frequently translated as “over” or “across,” it has a variety of other uses that can sometimes trip learners up. There is also the form tros, which is occasionally used, and means the same thing as dros. Generally, dros is far more common than tros. …
Trwy is the Welsh word for ‘through.’ While it is generally straightforward compared to other prepositions, it has a few specific uses that have to be learnt. Here’s my guide on how to use it correctly! Conjugation of ‘trwy’ Like many other prepositions, trwy changes its form when combined with personal pronouns. Here is the …
Am is a very common preposition in Welsh, and yet learners struggle to find resources detailing exactly when it should be used. Today I wanted to do my best to put that right. Students often ask me what am means, and the answer is, like many prepositions, it can mean a range of different things, …
Cael is a very common verb in Welsh. But it can also be a minefield! Fret no longer – let’s take a detailed look at the do’s and don’ts of cael in Welsh. There are two main verbs in English that can be translated as cael – these are ‘to get’ and ‘to have’. However, …
Content clauses (previously called noun clauses) are a special type of dependent clause. In Welsh, they are called cymalau enwol. Content clauses often function as the object of a verb. This is usually a verb of communication or mental state such as know, think, say, believe, understand, acknowledge. In English, such clauses are optionally linked …
Sydd can be a tricky concept to explain, and it takes a bit of practice to get really skilled at using it. The key facts are: The present tense nature of sydd is important to remember. In other tenses, rather than sydd, we simply use the appropriate form of ‘bod’ in the required tense. So …
