yn ei arddegau
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /ˌən ei̯ arˈðɛɡaɨ̯/, (colloquial) /ˌən ɪ arˈðɛɡɛ/, /ˌən ɪ arˈðɛɡa/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /ˌən ei̯ arˈðeːɡai̯/, /ˌən ei̯ arˈðɛɡai̯/, (colloquial) /ˌən i arˈðeːɡɛ/, /ˌən i arˈðɛɡɛ/
Usage notes
Rather than use a noun corresponding to English “teenager”, Welsh will often reword and use this prepositional phrase instead.
- pan oeddwn yn fy arddegau
- when I was a teenager
- (literally, “when I was in my teenage years”)
- pobl ifanc yn eu harddegau
- teenagers
- (literally, “young people in their teenage years”)
Nevertheless, the word arddegyn (“teenager”) has existed since the 1960s.
Inflection
Personal forms (literary & colloquial)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| First person | yn fy arddegau | yn ein harddegau |
| Second person | yn dy arddegau | yn eich arddegau |
| Third person | yn ei arddegau m yn ei harddegau f |
yn eu harddegau |
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arddegau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arddegyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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