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Meaning of angen | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
ˈaŋɛn

Definitions

  1. need, necessity, requirement
    masculine, uncountable, usually
  2. (a person etc.) in need of; as a predicate of bod, can be translated with the verb “to need”
    masculine, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

English requirement

Examples

“Perid i Zyvrig arçeſgob wynieuthu Arthur yn vrenin, a dodi coron am ei ben; canys eu hangen oez yn eu cymhell. [Perid i Ddyfrig archesgob wynieuthu Arthur yn frenin, a dodi coron am ei ben; canys eu hangen oedd yn eu cymhell.]”

Dyfrig the archbishop was commanded to consecrate Arthur as king, and to place the crown upon his head; for their necessity was pressing upon them.

“Bydd Gareth angen calon newydd.”

Gareth will need a new heart.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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