Language/Welsh/Grammar/Conditional-Mood

Welsh Grammar - Conditional Mood

Hi Welsh learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be looking at the Welsh conditional mood. This is an important part of Welsh grammar and understanding it will help you to express yourself more accurately and fluently in the language.

Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: Adjectives, Plurals, How to Use Be & The article.

Overview

The Welsh conditional mood is used to express hypothetical situations or events that are not necessarily true. It is also used to express politeness and courtesy. In this lesson, we will look at how to form the Welsh conditional mood and when to use it.

Forming the Welsh Conditional Mood

The Welsh conditional mood is formed by adding the suffix -ai to the verb stem. For example, the verb 'dod' (to come) becomes 'dodai' in the conditional mood.

• Dodai i'r ysgol - He/she would come to school
• Byddai'n mynd - He/she would go

When to Use the Welsh Conditional Mood

The Welsh conditional mood is used to express hypothetical situations or events that are not necessarily true. For example:

• Os byddai'n bwrw glaw, byddai'n difaru - If it were to rain, it would be a nuisance
• Os byddai'n hir, byddai'n anodd - If it were long, it would be difficult

It is also used to express politeness and courtesy. For example:

• Byddai'n wych os gallech chi ddod - It would be great if you could come
• Byddai'n dda os gallech chi fynd - It would be nice if you could go

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Other Lessons

• How to Use Be
• Adjectives
• Future Tense
• Pronouns
• Negation
• Give your Opinion
• How to Use Have
• Plurals
• The article

Sources

• Literary Welsh morphology - Wikipedia
• Appendix:Welsh conjugation - Wiktionary
• Colloquial Welsh morphology - Wikipedia