Prynhawn da!
I’ve got a couple of quick questions and would appreciate some help…
why is it hoffwn i for ‘I like’ but byddai hi/fe hoffi for she/likes? Is byddai a form of the future tense ‘bydd’ and if so why is it used in this sentence?
Also, when would you use ‘do’n i ddim’ and when ‘wnes i ddim’ because whichever one it’s meant to be I keep saying the other one!!
Diolch yn fawr
Anna
hoffwn i = I would like (short form)
byddai hi/fe hoffi = he/she would like (long form)
Byddai is a conditional form of bod.
There are loads of posts about do’n i ddim vs wnes i ddim - too many to list here, but you might like to explore them using the search function. At it’s most basic though, it’s do’n i ddim if you’re talking about a continuous ‘state of being’ action and it’s wnes i ddim if you’re talking about a one-off completed action.
Diolch yn fawr!