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Otti schreibt eine formelle E-Mail an die Sprachschule. Otti writes a formal email to the language school.

adjective · B1

formell

[fɔʁˈmɛl]

formal

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Other Examples

  • In einer formellen E-Mail schreibst du „Sie“ und nicht „du“.

    In a formal email you write "Sie" and not "du".

  • Ich finde, deine Nachricht klingt ein bisschen zu formell.

    I think your message sounds a bit too formal.

  • Mit Frau Hilde sind alle etwas formeller als mit Bruno.

    Everyone is a bit more formal with Frau Hilde than with Bruno.

Grammar

Comparative
formeller Compares two things: … als …
Superlative
am formellsten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.

How the Word Is Built

form root ell suffix

Word family

die Formdas Formularformal

In Otti's situations: Otti writes a formal email

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