Conditional sentences in Welsh
There is a way to make a conditional sentence with forms baswn, basai, ect/byddwn, byddai and the second part with taswn, tasai. But there is also the particle “os” - if. What is the difference in the sentences built in these two ways?

Taswn i’n gallu helpu, basai hi’n wych
Os gallaf i helpu, bydd/basai hi’n wych

How correct are my examples? And what’s the difference in the meaning?

Question

Conditional sentences in Welsh
There is a way to make a conditional sentence with forms baswn, basai, ect/byddwn, byddai and the second part with taswn, tasai. But there is also the particle “os” - if. What is the difference in the sentences built in these two ways?

Taswn i’n gallu helpu, basai hi’n wych
Os gallaf i helpu, bydd/basai hi’n wych

How correct are my examples? And what’s the difference in the meaning?

Answer

For conditional constructions, the first one is right and the second one is wrong!  "os" is used for other kinds of "if":

Os wyt ti'n dysgu iaith, mae'n bwysig ymarfer (If you're learning a language, it's important to practise)
Mi fydda i yn y wers os yw'r cyfrifiadur yn gweithio (I'll be in the lesson if the computer works)

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