'ch

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Contraction of eich (your).

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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'ch

  1. 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

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'ch

  1. 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

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  • 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

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  • 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