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Byddwn … wedi – I would have (S)

There are two ways of saying would have in Welsh, using byddwn … wedi (south) and baswn … wedi (north), which is often contracted to just swn … wedi. It’s best to be aware of both, and let local usage dictate which one you use.

As both are forms of bod, these auxiliary verbs both use wedi and following verbnouns such as cwympo, to fall, do not mutate.

Affirmative

EnglishWelshAlternativeExamples
I would havebyddwn i wedife byddwn i wedibyddwn i wedi cwympo
you would havebyddet ti wedife byddet ti wedibyddet ti wedi cwympo
he would havebyddai fe wedife byddai fe wedibyddai fe wedi cwympo
she would havebyddai hi wedife byddai hi wedibyddai hi wedi cwympo
Carys would havebyddai Carys wedife byddai Carys wedibyddai Carys wedi cwympo
the girls would havebyddai’r merched wedife byddai’r merched wedibyddai’r merched wedi cwympo
we would havebydden ni wedife bydden ni wedibydden ni wedi cwympo
you would havebyddech chi wedife byddech chi wedibyddech chi wedi cwympo
they would havebydden nhw wedife bydden nhw wedibydden nhw wedi cwympo

Interrogative

EnglishWelshAlternativeExamples
would I have?fyddwn i wedi?fyddwn i wedi cwympo?
would you have?fyddet ti wedi?fyddet ti wedi cwympo?
would he have?fyddai fe wedi?fyddai fe wedi cwympo?
would she have?fyddai hi wedi?fyddai hi wedi cwympo?
would Carys have?fyddai Carys wedi?fyddai Carys wedi cwympo?
would the girls have?fyddai’r merched wedi?fyddai’r merched wedi cwympo?
would we have?fydden ni wedi?fydden ni wedi cwympo?
would you have?fyddech chi wedi?fyddech chi wedi cwympo?
would they have?fydden nhw wedi?fydden nhw wedi cwympo?

Negative

EnglishWelshAlternativeExamples
I would not havefyddwn i ddim wedifyddwn i ddim wedi cwympo
you would not havefyddet ti ddim wedifyddet ti ddim wedi cwympo
he would not havefyddai fe ddim wedifyddai fe ddim wedi cwympo
she would not havefyddai hi ddim wedifyddai hi ddim wedi cwympo
Carys would not havefyddai Carys ddim wedifyddai Carys ddim wedi cwympo
the girls would not havefyddai’r merched ddim wedifyddai’r merched ddim wedi cwympo
we would not havefydden ni ddim wedifydden ni ddim wedi cwympo
you would not havefyddech chi ddim wedifyddech chi ddim wedi cwympo
they would not havefydden nhw ddim wedifydden nhw ddim wedi cwympo
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