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Croeseiriau Cymraeg Part 4.1 (Crosswords 4.1-4.2) - Grammar - The Future Tense - Yr Amser Dyfodol
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The Future Tense - Yr Amser Dyfodol
More practice on the future tense in Croeseiriau Cymraeg Course 3 Lessons 1-4:-
Cwrs / Course 3: The Future - Lesson One / Gwers Un
Cwrs / Course 3: The Future - Lesson Two / Gwers Dau
Cwrs / Course 3: The Future - Lesson Three / Gwers Tri
Cwrs / Course 3: The Future - Lesson Four / Gwers Pedwar
Bydda i is a form of bod - “I will be”
Wna i is a form of gwneud - “I will do”
Both are used to talk about actions in the future. Wna i is more commonly used to indicate an action or intention that will be carried out at a a specific time.
e.g. Wna i deithio i Caerdydd yfory. = I will be travelling to Cardiff tomorrow.
Bydda i is more commonly used to reference actions which will be ongoing or continuous at some point in the future.
e.g. Bydda i'n aros yn y gwesty ar y pryd. = I'll be staying at the hotel at the time.
Bydda i - I will be
This tense enables us to express what will happen in the future. For example, 'Bydda i'n chwarae' translates as 'I will play'. In the sample sentences below there are links to vocabulary pages many of which include soundfiles to assist with pronunciation.
To form the perfect tense - 'I will have , you will have' etc we simply substitute 'wedi' for 'yn'. This does not cause the verb to mutate. Examples:
Bydda i wedi gorffen erbyn y prynhawn yma . - I will be finished by this afternoon.
Byddan nhw wedi sylweddoli eu camgymeriadau . - They will have realized their mistakes.
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AFFIRMATIVEbydda i’n i will be
byddi di’n you will be (familiar)
byddwch chi’n you will be (formal and plural)
bydd e’n he will be
bydd hi’n she will be
byddwn ni’n we will be
byddan nhw’n they will be ...
The particle 'yn' is used to connect Verb-Nouns. 'Yn' contracts to 'n following a vowel. Here are some examples:- ...Bydda i'n chwarae rygbi yfory . - I will be playing rugby tomorrow.
Byddan nhw'n aros yn y dafarn . - They will stay in the pub.
Byddwn ni'n ymweld y castell yn y bore . - We will be visiting the castle in the morning.
...NEGATIVEfydda i ddim yn i will not be
fyddi di ddim yn you will not be (familiar)
fyddwch chi ddim yn you will not be (formal and plural)
fydd e ddim yn he will not be
fydd hi ddim yn she will not be
fyddwn ni ddim yn we will not be
fyddan nhw ddim yn they will not be
...e.g. Fyddwch chi ddim yn hapus gyda 'r amserlen . - You will not be happy with the schedule.
...QUESTIONSfydda i’n? will I
fyddi di’n? will you
fyddwch chi’n? will you
fydd e’n? will he
fydd hi’n? will she
fyddwn ni’n? will we
fyddan nhw’n? will they
..e.g. Fyddwn ni'n cerdded yfory ? - Will we be walking tomorrow?
..ANSWERSna fyddaf no, I won’t
byddaf yes, I will
na fyddwn no we won’t
byddwn yes we will
Wna i - I will do
This tense enables us to express what will happen in the future. It is more commonly used to indicate an action or intention that will be carried out at a a specific time.
Wna i can be used to make polite requests or ask for favours. e.g.
Wnewch chi ofyn y cwestiwn? = Will you (please) ask the question?
If we substitute bydda in this context we would merely be enquiring whether someone was going to ask the question, not politely requesting that they do. e.g.
Fyddwch chi'n gofyn y cwestiwn? = Will you ask / be asking the question?
Clearly the two forms of the future tense serve different purposes in this context.
Wna i can also be used to express resolve or determination, similar to English 'I will do my homework.' e.g.
Wna i orffen y ras . = I will finish the race.
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AFFIRMATIVE(g)wna i - I will make/do
(g)wnei di - You will make/do
(g)wnewch chi You will make/do
(g)wnaiff e / (g)wneith o - He/It will make/do
(g)wnaiff/(g)wneith hi - She will make/do
(g)wnawn ni - We will make/do
(g)wnân nhw - They will make/do
NEGATIVEwna i ddim - I will not make/do
wnei di ddim - You will not make/do
wnewch chi ddim You will not make/do
wnaiff e / wneith o ddim - He/it will not make/do
wnaiff hi / wneith hi ddim - She will not make/do
wnawn ni ddim - We will not make/do
wnân nhw ddim - They will not make/do ..
.QUESTIONSwna i? - Will I make/do?
wnei di? - Will you make/do?
wnewch chi? Will you make/do?
wnaiff e / wneith o - Will he/it make/do?
wnaiff/(g)wneith hi - Will she make/do?
wnawn ni - Will we make/do?
wnân nhw - Will they make/do?
ANSWERSgwnaf, gwna, wnaf - yes
na wnaf, na wna - no
