Wnei di...? / Wnewch chi...?

Will You? Wnei Di...? Wnewch Chi...?

Level 3

Wnei di...? (to ti) and Wnewch chi...? (to chi) mean "Will you...?". They are the everyday way to ask someone to do something.

How It Works

Asking. Wnei di / Wnewch chi + soft-mutated verb-noun. Add plîs, os gweli di'n dda (to ti) or os gwelwch yn dda (to chi) to be extra polite.

  • Wnei di ddod gyda fi? — Will you come with me?
  • Wnewch chi gau'r drws, os gwelwch yn dda? — Would you close the door, please?

Answering. Answer for yourself with the I form:

  • yes: Gwnaf (speech: Gwna)
  • no: Na wnaf (speech: Na wna)

If the question was to a group, answer for "we": Gwnawn / Na wnawn. See echo answers in other tenses.

About other people. Wnaiff e helpu? (South) / Wneith o helpu? (North) — Will he help? Answer Gwnaiff / Na wnaiff or Gwneith / Na wneith.

Why the mutation? Wnei and wnewch are softened because they start a question (from gwnei, gwnewch), and the verb-noun after the subject softens as the object of gwneud. See af i do i ca i gwna i and soft mutation of the direct object.

Examples (6)

  1. Wnei di ddod gyda fi?

    Will you come with me?

    To ti. Dod softens to ddod.

  2. Wnewch chi gau'r drws, os gwelwch yn dda?

    Would you close the door, please?

    To chi. Cau softens to gau.

  3. Wnei di fy helpu i? Gwnaf, wrth gwrs.

    Will you help me? Yes, of course.

    Gwnaf: yes, I will.

  4. Wnewch chi agor y ffenest? Gwna.

    Will you open the window? Sure.

    Speech often says Gwna for Gwnaf.

  5. Wnewch chi aros am funud? Gwnawn.

    Will you (all) wait a minute? Yes, we will.

    A group answers Gwnawn.

  6. Wnaiff e helpu? Na wnaiff.

    Will he help? No, he won't.

    South. North: Wneith o helpu? Na wneith.

Common Mistakes

  • Forgetting to soften the verb-noun.

    Wnei di dod?
    Wnei di ddod?

    The verb-noun after Wnei di or Wnewch chi softens: dod → ddod, cau → gau.

  • Answering with a present-tense yes.

    Wnei di olchi'r llestri? Ydw.
    Wnei di olchi'r llestri? Gwnaf.

    Ydw means "I am". Answer the future of gwneud with Gwnaf (Gwna) or Na wnaf (Na wna).

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Wnei di? makes a request with gwneud's future and a softened verb-noun.

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