Future: Short is the seventy-second skill (assuming read left to right) in the Welsh language tree. It has four lessons and teaches how to use the short form future tense for verbs other than the four main irregular ones.
Grammar Notes[]
The "short form future tense" uses endings on the verbs themselves to show the future tense unlike the future tenses using bod and gwneud as auxiliaries. The endings and verb changes are illustrated below using the verb canu, "to sing":
| English | Welsh statement | Welsh question | Welsh negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| I will sing | Cana i | Gana i? | Chana i ddim |
| You will sing | Canwch chi | Ganwch chi? | Chanwch chi ddim |
| You will sing | Cani di | Gani di? | Chani di ddim |
| He/She will sing | Caniff/Canith e/o/hi | Ganiff/Ganith e/o/hi? | Chaniff/Chanith e/o/hi ddim |
| We will sing | Canwn ni | Ganwn ni? | Chanwn ni ddim |
| They will sing | Canan nhw | Ganan nhw? | Chanan nhw ddim |
Notice the soft mutation for questions and the mixed mutation in negatives.
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- cyrhaedda i = I will arrive
- cyn bo hir = soon
- codi di = you will get up
- ffonia i = I will call
- new ymlaen = later
- coda i = I will get up
Lesson 2[]
- gwelwn ni = we will see
- cyrhaeddwn ni = we will arrive
- ffoniwch chi = you will call
- arhosan nhw = they will wait
- talwn ni = we will pay
- talwch chi = you will pay
- ffoniwn ni = we will call
- ffonian nhw = they will call
- cyrhaeddwch chi = you will arrive
Lesson 3[]
- sioe = show
- sioeau = shows
- cysgiff e/o/hi = he/she will sleep
- mewn pryd = in time
- cyrhaeddiff e/o/hi = he/she will arrive
- ffoniff e/o/hi = he/she will call
Lesson 4[]
- gwers = lesson
- gwersi = lessons
- talan nhw = they will pay
- tacsi = taxi
- ar amser = on time
- unrhyw beth = anything
- gwelwch chi = you will see
- codiff e/o/hi = he/she will get up
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/cy/Future2