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I searched the entirety of this thread for the topic of my question and did not find an answer. I am very glad I did read it all however because there were many enlightening topics discussed! And as an aside, I use “bendith” as well for acknowledging sneezes.
My question is regarding the two options provided for saying “I can’t”
I started with the initial beginner’s course (Northern level 8 currently) and began supplementing/reinforcing with the challenge courses. From the moment I spoke “Dw’i ddim medru…” and heard “fedry i ddim…” (spelling unsure) I was baffled.
Is the prior more akin to saying in Saesneg “I cannot”, while the latter being “I can’t”?
Or is it a more in depth grammatical reason for using each one?
Diolch
So far as I know, "“Dw’i ddim yn medru…” and “fedra i ddim” mean exactly the same thing.
The second one is what is usually called the “short form”.
In the original courses, we only learned the long forms and didn’t cover short forms until Course 3.
However, in the new “Levels”, short forms were introduced early, as this was seen to be a more natural way of speaking.
It’s always correct to use long forms, but I think first language or very experienced speakers tend to use short forms in certain situations (not every situation by any means). They are, well, shorter, and so easier to say, once you know them.
It needs an expert to say in what situations short forms are or aren’t used, and hopefully one will be along soon.