mynd i + Verb-Noun
Going to: Mynd I + Verb-Noun
Dw i'n mynd i + a soft-mutated verb-noun = I'm going to ...: Dw i'n mynd i brynu car (I'm going to buy a car).
How It Works
The pattern
- Dw i'n mynd i brynu car. I'm going to buy a car.
- Mae hi'n mynd i ddysgu Cymraeg. She's going to learn Welsh.
- Maen nhw'n mynd i gael parti. They're going to have a party.
The soft mutation comes from i, one of the prepositions that soften: see Soft Mutation After Prepositions. Letters that don't soften stay the same: mynd i siopa, mynd i ffonio, mynd i aros.
Going somewhere or going to do something. The same words cover both: Dw i'n mynd i Gaerdydd (I'm going to Cardiff), Dw i'n mynd i siopa (I'm going shopping). See Going To and Coming From.
Other forms. Question: Wyt ti'n mynd i ddod? (Are you going to come?) Negative: Dw i ddim yn mynd i yrru heno. Past: Ro'n i'n mynd i ddweud hynny! (I was going to say that!)
Plain future. For will, use the future of bod: Bydda i'n prynu car. See Future of Bod.
Examples (6)
- Dw i'n mynd i brynu car newydd.
I'm going to buy a new car.
prynu → brynu after i.
- Mae hi'n mynd i ddysgu Cymraeg.
She's going to learn Welsh.
dysgu → ddysgu after i.
- Dyn ni'n mynd i gael parti nos Sadwrn.
We're going to have a party on Saturday night.
cael → gael. North: Dan ni'n mynd i gael parti.
- Wyt ti'n mynd i ffonio Mam?
Are you going to phone Mum?
Ff never changes.
- Dw i ddim yn mynd i yrru heno.
I'm not going to drive tonight.
gyrru → yrru after i.
- Ro'n i'n mynd i ddweud hynny!
I was going to say that!
dweud → ddweud after i.
Common Mistakes
Forgetting the soft mutation after i.
Dw i'n mynd i prynu bara.Dw i'n mynd i brynu bara.I (to) causes soft mutation: prynu → brynu.
Leaving out i.
Dw i'n mynd brynu bara.Dw i'n mynd i brynu bara.Going to needs i between mynd and the verb-noun.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Going to + verb-noun extends mynd i with a softened verb-noun.
Related Patterns
- bod + yn + Verb-NounPresent Tense: Bod + Yn + Verb-Noun
The present tense pattern this is built on.
Level 1 - am, ar, at, dan, dros, drwy, gan, heb, i, o, wrth + Soft MutationSoft Mutation After Prepositions
Why the verb-noun softens after i.
Level 2 - bydda i / byddi di / byddFuture of Bod: Bydda I
The future of bod.
Level 2 - ar finAbout to: Ar Fin
About to, taught later.
Level 3 - roeddwn iPast of Bod: Roeddwn I
Ro'n i'n mynd i...: was going to.
Level 2
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Patterns that build on this one.
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