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Welsh
Etymology
Contraction of eich (“your”).
Pronunciation
Determiner
'ch
- your (either plural or polite singular; used after vowels)
Mae’n rhan o’ch bywyd erbyn hyn.- It’s part of your life now.
Pronoun
'ch
- you (either plural or polite singular; used after vowels as the direct object of a verbal noun or verb)
Ga’ i’ch helpu chi?- May I help you?
Hon yw’r un a’ch gwelodd.- This is the one who saw you.
Usage notes
- In formal Welsh, the contraction 'ch is a valid form of eich found after mostly functional vowel-final words. In colloquial Welsh, eich is often contracted to 'ch after almost any vowel-final word.
- Pronomial 'ch (and eich) can occur before any verbal noun. Before a verb, pronomial 'ch is found only in formal language after certain vowel-final preverbal particles, such as fe, a, ni, na, oni and pe.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “'ch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies