Dylwn
¶Ů˛â±ô·É˛Ô… follows the same pattern as ±á´Ç´Ú´Ú·É˛Ô…, but it means should.
Read the following excerpt from an article Iwan has written about environmental problems. Notice how he uses different parts of the verb to talk about what I should do, what we should do, what they should do and what everyone should do. Look at verb endings to remind yourself of the patterns.
Problemau’r amgylchedd
Mae llawer o broblemau heddiw.
Mae gormod o bobl yn taflu sbwriel i’r bin ond dylen nhw ailgylchu papur, cardbord, poteli plastig a bwyd gwastraffwaste food . A bod yn onest, dw i ddim yn ailgylchu digonenough . Dylwn i ailgylchu mwy!
Hefyd, mae gormodtoo many o car - ceircar - cars ar y ffordd. Dylai pobl gerdded mwy a dylwn i ddefnyddio’r beic yn lle gofyn i Mam am lifft yn y car.
Dylen ni i gydall łó±đ±ô±čłÜ’r amgylcheddY byd o’n cwmpas. .
Question
Find the following in the text:
- We should all help the environment.
- They should recycle paper.
- People should walk more.
- I should use the bike.
- I should recycle more.
- Dylen ni i gyd łó±đ±ô±čłÜ’r amgylchedd.
- Dylen nhw ailgylchu papur.
- Dylai pobl gerdded mwy.
- Dylwn i ddefnyddio’r beic.
- Dylwn i ailgylchu mwy.
Look again at this sentence:
Dylen ni i gyd łó±đ±ô±čłÜ’r amgylchedd.
Why not prepare a piece, using Dylwn i…, and possibly other forms of the verb, to say how we could help the environment?
You could also use Gallwn i… – I could…, which works in exactly the same way as Hoffwn i… and Dylwn i…
Compare these sentences with the ones you found in the text above, for example.
- Gallen ni i gyd łó±đ±ô±čłÜ’r amgylchedd. – We could all help the environment.
- Gallen nhw ailgylchu papur. – They could recycle paper.
- Gallai pobl gerdded mwy. – People could walk more.
- Gallwn i ddefnyddio’r beic. – I could use the bike.
- Gallwn i ailgylchu mwy. – I could recycle more.