Arddodiaid Cymraeg – Welsh Prepositions

When used with pronouns, the endings of some prepositions change, depending on the pronoun.

First person singular me-a iFirst person plural us-on ni
Second person singular you-at tiSecond person plural or formal you-och i
Third person singular masculine him-o feThird person plural them-yn nhw
Third person singular feminine her-i hi 

Some common prepositions are:

Ar           on                           Root ArnAt           to/towards         Root At
Arna iArnon niAta iAton ni
Arnat tiArnoch chiAtat tiAtoch chi
Arno feArnyn nhwAto feAtyn nhw
Arni hi Ati hi 
O             from                      Root OhonAm         for/at/about      Root Amdan
Ohono iOhonon niAmdana iAmdanon ni
Ohonot tiOhonoch chiAmdanat tiAmdanoch chi
Ohono feOhonyn nhwAmdano feAmdanyn nhw
Ohoni hi Amdani hi 
Dan        under                    Root DanHeb       without                Root Hebdd
Dana iDanon niHebddo iHebddon ni
Danat tiDanoch chiHebddot tiHebddoch chi
Dano feDanyn nhwHebddo feHebddyn nhw
Dani hi Hebddi hi 
Yn           in                            Root YnDrwy     through            Root Drwydd
Yno iYnon niDrwyddo iDrwyddon ni
Ynot tiYnoch chiDrwyddot tiDrwyddoch chi
Ynddo feYnddyn nhwDrwyddo feDrwyddyn nhw
Ynddi hi Drwyddi hi 
Rhag      from                      Root RhagddRhwng  between             Root Rhyng
Rhagddo iRhagddon niRhyngo iRhyngon ni
Rhagddot tiRhagddoch chiRhyngot tiRhyngoch chi
Rhagddo feRhagddyn nhwRhyngddo feRhyngddyn nhw
Rhagddi hi Rhyngddi hi 
Dros       over                       Root DrostGan        by                           Root Gen/Gan-
Drosto iDroston niGen iGennyn/gynnon ni
Drostot tiDrostoch chiGen tiGennych/gynnoch chi
Drosto feDrostyn nhwGanddo feGanddyn nhw
Drosti hi Ganddi hi 
Wrth     by/near /to          Root WrthI               to                            Root I
Wrtho iWrthon niI fi/miI ni
Wrthot tiWrthoch chiI tiI chi
Wrtho feWrthyn nhwIddo feIddyn nhw
Wrthi hi Iddi hi 

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