er mwyn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛrˈmuːɨ̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛrˈmʊi̯n/

Preposition

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

Personal forms (literary)

	Singular	Plural
First person	er fy mwyn	er ein mwyn
Second person	er dy fwyn	er eich mwyn
Third person	er ei fwyn m er ei mwyn f	er eu mwyn

Personal forms (colloquial)

	Singular	Plural
First person	er fy mwyn i	er ein mwyn ni
Second person	er dy fwyn di	er eich mwyn chi
Third person	er ei fwyn e/o m er ei mwyn hi f	er eu mwyn nhw

References

• 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