Wondering how to use Maen in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. .
Maen in a sentence
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Using Maen
- In the example corpus, maen often appears in combinations such as: maen hir, or maen.
Context around Maen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maen
- In this selection, "maen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stone, halve, hir, sav and huail stand out and add context to how "maen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include long stone maen sav straight and maen hir can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maen" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Maen hir can be directly translated from Welsh as "long stone" (which is exactly what a menhir or maen hir is). (21 words)
However, this is uncertain: for instance, menhir is peulvan or maen hir ("long stone"), maen sav ("straight stone") (two words: noun + adjective) in Breton. (24 words)
On the 25th a dozen men from the Halve Maen, using muskets and small cannon, went ashore and assaulted the village near their anchorage. (24 words)
The King took his arch nemesis back to Ruthin, where he mercilessly cut off his head on a stone now known in the market town as Maen Huail. (28 words)
However, this is uncertain: for instance, menhir is peulvan or maen hir ("long stone"), maen sav ("straight stone") (two words: noun + adjective) in Breton. (24 words)
On the 25th a dozen men from the Halve Maen, using muskets and small cannon, went ashore and assaulted the village near their anchorage. (24 words)
Example sentences (4)
However, this is uncertain: for instance, menhir is peulvan or maen hir ("long stone"), maen sav ("straight stone") (two words: noun + adjective) in Breton.
Maen hir can be directly translated from Welsh as "long stone" (which is exactly what a menhir or maen hir is).
The King took his arch nemesis back to Ruthin, where he mercilessly cut off his head on a stone now known in the market town as Maen Huail.
On the 25th a dozen men from the Halve Maen, using muskets and small cannon, went ashore and assaulted the village near their anchorage.
Common combinations with maen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- maen hir 3×
- or maen 2×