er mwyn

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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er mwyn

  1. for the sake of (when followed by a noun, pronoun or numeral)
    Rwy'n gwneud hyn er dy fwyn di, cariad.
    I'm doing this for you(r sake), my love.
  2. in order to (when followed by a verbnoun)
    Synonym: i
    Mae angen gweithredu er mwyn atal y broblem rhag gwaethygu.
    We need to act in order to prevent the problem from getting any worse.

Inflection

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References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “er mwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies