Year 13 · Language · Lesson 25
formtal
Formal Address — Speak correctly in a formal setting.
Grammar point
Formal register lengthens the verb suffix to -aha and drops contractions.
Vocabulary
hordan
/ˈhordan/
law, written measure
rad
/raːd/
council
akt
/akt/
formal act
bind
/bind/
to bind, undertake
heder
/ˈheder/
honour
plikt
/plikt/
duty
Examples
an rad-et fyr tal-aha þar.
I speak before the council.
an plikt-et bind-aha rekord.
I bind myself to this duty (recorded).
Drills
- Rewrite ten plain sentences in formal register.
- Deliver a one-minute formal statement.