arall / eraill
Other: Arall, Eraill, Y Llall
arall goes after a singular noun: ffrind arall (another friend). eraill goes after a plural: ffrindiau eraill (other friends).
How It Works
Arall and eraill
- ffrind arall another friend / ffrindiau eraill other friends
- y ferch arall the other girl / y merched eraill the other girls
- un arall another one
- rhywbeth arall something else
- rhywun arall someone else
Else. After rhywbeth, rhywun, rhywle and unrhyw beth, arall means else: Unrhyw beth arall? (Anything else?). See Someone, Nobody, Something, Nothing.
No mutation. Arall and eraill begin with a vowel, so nothing changes after a feminine noun: cath arall.
The other one, the others. y llall and y lleill stand without a noun. They always have the article in front ('r after a vowel), so the ll never changes: Ble mae'r llall?
Plural adjectives. Most adjectives have no plural in everyday Welsh; eraill is the main one you will use. See Plural Adjectives. For the one ... the other, see One ... the Other.
Examples (6)
- Hoffech chi baned arall?
Would you like another cuppa?
Paned softens as the object of hoffech chi; arall does not change.
- Ble mae'r plant eraill?
Where are the other children?
Plant is plural, so eraill.
- Mae un ci yn yr ardd, ond ble mae'r llall?
One dog is in the garden, but where's the other one?
- Unrhyw beth arall?
Anything else?
Arall means else after unrhyw beth.
- Mae pobl eraill yn aros.
Other people are waiting.
- Mae'r lleill yn y car.
The others are in the car.
Common Mistakes
Using arall after a plural noun.
y plant arally plant eraillWith a plural noun, use the plural form eraill.
Putting arall before the noun.
arall ffrindffrind arallLike most adjectives, arall comes after the noun.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Arall follows the noun and has the plural eraill.
Related Patterns
- Plural Adjectives (Recognition)
Other adjectives with plural forms.
Level 6 - rhywun / rhywbeth / neb / dim bydSomeone, Nobody, Something, Nothing
Someone else, something else.
Level 3 - y naill ... y llallOne ... the Other: Y Naill ... Y Llall
The one ... the other.
Level 5 - y / yr / 'rThe Article: Y, Yr and 'R
The article in y llall and y lleill.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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