Meaning of gan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. used with bod to indicate possession
   North-Wales
2. by (after a passive construction)
3. by, from (authorship)
4. used with verbal noun to indicate an action simultaneous with that of the main verb, while, whilst

Examples

“Mae gen i wallt hir.”

I have long hair.

“Cafodd y car ei ddwyn gan ddau llanc.”

The car was stolen by two youths.

“Dw i wedi cael tecst gan dad yn dweud sori.”

I have got a text from dad saying sorry.

“King, Gareth (1993), Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 131: Aeth o gwmpas y stafell gan ofyn yr un cwestiwn i bawb. He went around the room [while] asking everyone the same question.”

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