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Useful verbs – WJECHoffwn i…/Dylwn i…/Gallwn i…

Improve your written and spoken Welsh by practising commonly used verbs. Learn about the most useful ones, which endings to use with them and look at examples of how to use them correctly.

Part of Welsh Second Language (WJEC)Grammar

Hoffwn i…/Dylwn i…/Gallwn i…

These three verbs follow the same pattern and are very useful as they can be used in a variety of situations:

  • Hoffwn i... – I would like…
  • Dylwn i… – I should…
  • Gallwn i… – I could…
  • Hoffwn i fynd i Sbaen yn yr haf. – I would like to go to Spain in the summer.
  • Dylwn i weithio er mwyn cynilo arian. – I should work in order to save some money.
  • Gallwn i fynd i Sbaen wedyn. – I could go to Spain then.

How do these verbs work?

The endings are:

  • -wn i – I…
  • -et ti – You (singular)…
  • -ai e/o – He…
  • -ai hi – She…
  • -en ni – We…
  • -ech chi – You (polite and plural)…
  • -en nhw – They…