Faset ti...? / Faswn i ddim

Conditional Questions and Negatives

Level 3

To ask "Would you...?", soften the first letter: Faset ti'n hoffi dod? or Fyddech chi'n gallu helpu? For "I wouldn't", soften and add ddim: Faswn i ddim yn mynd.

How It Works

Questions.

  • Faset ti'n hoffi dod? — Would you like to come? (North)
  • Fyddech chi'n gallu helpu? — Would you be able to help? (South and standard)
  • Fasai hi'n hapus yno? — Would she be happy there?

Negatives: soft-mutated verb + subject + ddim + yn.

  • Faswn i ddim yn mynd — I wouldn't go
  • Fyddwn i ddim yn gwybod — I wouldn't know
  • Fyddai hi ddim yn hapus — she wouldn't be happy

Answers. Use the verb in the answering person, without the pronoun:

  • I would / wouldn't: Baswn / Na faswn, or Byddwn / Na fyddwn
  • he, she, it would / wouldn't: Basai / Na fasai, or Byddai / Na fyddai
  • we would / wouldn't: Basen / Na fasen, or Bydden / Na fydden

See echo answers in other tenses.

The future works the same way: Fyddi di yno? (see fyddi di and fydda i ddim). The statement forms are in baswn i and byddwn i.

Examples (6)

  1. Faset ti'n hoffi dod?

    Would you like to come?

    North. Baset softens to faset.

  2. Fyddech chi'n gallu helpu?

    Would you be able to help?

    Byddech softens to fyddech.

  3. Faswn i ddim yn mynd.

    I wouldn't go.

    North.

  4. Fyddwn i ddim yn gwybod.

    I wouldn't know.

    South and standard.

  5. Fasai Gwen yn hapus yno? Basai.

    Would Gwen be happy there? Yes.

    Answer for she: Basai.

  6. Fyddai hynny'n iawn? Na fyddai.

    Would that be OK? No.

    Na + soft mutation: fyddai.

Common Mistakes

  • Not softening after na in the answer.

    Na byddwn.
    Na fyddwn.

    Na causes mutation, so the no answer is Na fyddwn (or Na faswn).

  • Answering with a present-tense yes.

    Faset ti'n hoffi dod? Ydw.
    Faset ti'n hoffi dod? Baswn.

    Answer a conditional question with the conditional: Baswn (I would) or Na faswn.

How It Connects

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Faset ti...? / Faswn i ddimLevel 3Conditional Questions and Negatives

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Conditional questions and negatives soften like future ones.

Words in This Pattern

dim