The conditional form of the verb figures prominently in this week's drama:
Agnes says: A fyddai Brian ddim yn y trwbwl oedd e ynddo - And Brian would not be in the trouble he was in.
And later A fyddai Brian byth bythoedd yn llosgi ei fysedd am yr ail waith - And Brian would never ever have burnt his fingers for a second time
Brian asks: Beth fasech chi o Ganolbarth Cymru yn ddweud am dywallt? - And what would you from mid Wales say for to pour?
You will note that Brian and Agnes use two different forms to convey 'I would do something'.
Agnes uses the form: Fe fyddwn i - I would Fe fyddet ti - You would Fe fyddai hi - She would Fe fyddai e - He would Fe fydden ni - We would Fe fyddech chi - You would Fe fydden nhw - They would
Brian uses the form: Baswn i - I would Baset ti - You would Basai o - He would Basai hi - She would Basen ni - We would Basech chi - You would Basen nhw - They would
The negative and question forms follow the usual pattern:Fyddwn i ddim or Faswn i ddim I wouldn't Fyddet ti? Faset ti? Would you?
Onibai
Onibai am which means: Were it not for is used with the conditional tense
Onibai am Jac Whelan fyddai Brian ddim mewn trwbwl Were it not for Jac Whelan, Brian would not have been in trouble
Onibai amdanat ti faswn i wedi gorffen y gwaith Were it not for you I would have finished the work. Onibai amdanyn nhw basen ni wedi gadael yn gynnar Were it not for them we would have finished early
Gwybod/adnabod
To know can be translated into Welsh in two ways.
To know a fact is gwybod:
Dw i'n gwybod ei fod e'n hwyr I know that he's late
Mae hi'n gwybod hynny She knows that To know a person is adnabod pronounced nabod Dw i'n nabod Brian I know Brian Dw i'n ei nabod hi I know her
