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.