What’s the difference?

Welsh
#1

In need of some help.

In the old course it said that we would use:

‘Nath hi mwyn’ for she wanted

In the new course it’s:

‘Oedd hi mwyn’

(Apologies for any spelling / grammar errors)

Just wondering what’s the difference or if I have misunderstood something?

#2

Wnath hi mwyn. Nath, wnaeth, Gwneud, ‘to do’ , is the root verb.

Oedd is part of the root verb ‘to be’.

She did want, she was wanting, she wanted. I would understand them in the same way.

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#3

Thanks for the reply!

So either would be fine to use in a conversation?

I have been learning and using Nath from old course and now feel like I need to forget about it when studying the new course.

#4

Yes, either would be fine. There are many occasions in Welsh where there are different ways of saying the same thing. It’s not a case of forgetting one to use the other - you can use whichever you feel confident using, but of course other people may be more comfortable using a different way so it’s best to be aware of alternatives for when they crop up ‘in the wild’ even though you might not be the ones you’re used to.

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