Prepositions are words linking parts of a sentence to indicate the relationship to one another in terms of location, time or involvement, for example: the box was in the cupboard, he met his friends after the football match, she spoke to the manager.
In Welsh, many common verbs are often followed by particular prepositions. In this section we give examples for some verbs beginning with letters A - Ff.
In the next session 14, we will give examples for verbs beginning with the remaining letters of the alphabet.
It is important to note that there may not be a direct word-for-word translation between English and Welsh.
For example: the English word 'of ' is often translated into Welsh as the word 'o', but a correct translation may require some other preposition.
adrodd am/wrth;
Gwnaethon ni adrodd am y digwyddiad wrth yr heddlu.
We reported the incident to the police.
anghofio am;
Roeddwn i wedi anghofio am y cyfarfod.
I had forgotten about the meeting.
amddiffyn rhag;
Gwnaethon ni amddiffyn ein tŷ rhag y storm.
We protected our house from the storm.
anfon at/i;
Anfonodd y cwmni holiadur at y staff.
The company sent a questionnaire to the staff. (to a person)
Anfonais gais i'r coleg.
I sent an application to the college. (to an organisation)
apelio at/ar;
Apeliodd at Mr Jones ar ran ei mab.
She appealed to Mr Jones on behalf of her son.
atal rhag;
Rhaid i ni atal ceir rhag goryrru trwy'r pentref.
We must stop cars speeding through the village.
benthyca oddi ar/gan/o;
Benthycodd yr arian oddi ar ei rieni.
Benthycodd yr arian gan ei rieni.
He borrowed the money from his parents. (from a person)
Gwnaethon ni fenthyg y llyfrau o'r llyfrgell.
We borrowed the books from the library. (from an organisation)
cadw rhag/at;
Cadwch y llaeth rhag cynhesu gormod.
Keep the milk from getting too warm.
Cadwch at y palmant trwy'r pentref.
Keep to pavement through the village.
cael gan/o;
Cefais lythyr gan fy ffrind o'r Eidal.
I had a letter from my friend from Italy.
caniatáu i;
Maen nhw'n caniatáu i bobl ymweld ā'r gerddi.
They allow people to visit the gardens
clywed am/gan
Clywais am y ddamwain gan yrrwr y bws.
I heard about the accident from the bus driver.
cofio am/at
Cofiais am brynu'r tocynnau.
I remembered about buying the tickets.
Cofiwch fi at un sy'n byw yno.
Remember me to one who lives there.
credu mewn/am
Mae'n credu mewn trin pobl yn deg.
He believes in treating people fairly.
Ydych chi'n credu'r stori am y bwgan?
Do you believe the story about the ghost?