Meaning of cael | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to get, receive; to have (experience)
2. to get to, be allowed to, may (with a verbal noun)
3. to be allowed to have, may have (with a noun)
4. used with a possessive determiner (agreeing with the subject) and a verbal noun to form a construction with passive meaning
   colloquial, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“cael anrheg”

to get a present

“cael brecwast”

to have breakfast, to get breakfast

“cael gair”

to have a word

“Gawn ni weld y ffilm hwyr heno?”

Will we get to see/May we see the late film tonight?

“Cewch.”

Yes (you may).

“Gaen ni fynd allan pe tasen ni'n gorffen ein gwaith cartre?”

Might we go out/Would we be allowed to go out if we finished our homework?

“Cei di ddiod.”

You may have a drink.

“Ga i docyn i Gaerdydd?”

May I have a ticket to Cardiff?

“Mae’r tŷ’n cael ei godi.”

The house is being built.

“Gaeth Terry ei tharo gan bêl eira.”

Terry was hit (got hit) by a snowball.

CEFR level