Future: Bod is the fifty-fourth (assuming read left to right) skill in the language tree for Welsh. It has a total of five lessons and teaches the future tense in order to describe availability or planned actions.
Grammar Notes[]
The future tense uses the future tense of bod as an auxiliary (just like in the present tense). It is conjugated for the singular as follows:
English | Welsh statement | Welsh question | Welsh negative |
---|---|---|---|
I will | Bydda i | Fydda i? | Fydda i ddim |
You will | Byddwch chi | Fyddwch chi? | Fyddwch chi ddim |
You will | Byddi di | Fyddi di? | Fyddi di ddim |
He/She will | Bydd e/o/hi | Fydd e/o/hi? | Fydd e/o/hi ddim |
We will | Byddwn ni | Fyddwn ni? | Fyddwn ni ddim |
They will | Byddan nhw | Fyddan nhw? | Fyddan nhw ddim |
Also, the future tense is used for conditional sentences ("If I were..."), with os being the equivalent of the "if" in these sentences.
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- bydda i = I will
- Bydda = Yes, I will
- Na fydda = No, I won't
- os = if
- pendant = definite
- wrth gwrs = of course
Lesson 2[]
- byddwch chi = you will
- byddi di = you will
- adolygu = to review, to revise
- rhugl = fluent
Lesson 3[]
- bydd e/o/hi = he/she will
- gorwedd = to lie down
- dosbarth = class
- rhydd = free
- nôl = to fetch
Lesson 4[]
- byddwn ni = we will
- gartre = at home
Lesson 5[]
- byddan nhw = they will
- byth = never
- cyfoethog = rich
- enwog = famous
- ar gael = available
- erbyn = by
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/cy/FutureBod