Formal Register and Syntax

Cystrawen Ffurfiol

About this concept

Formal written Welsh: 'y mae' instead of 'mae', 'yr wyf' instead of 'dw i', negative 'ni/nid', affirmative particle 'fe/mi'. Literary clause structures and formal correspondence style.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level C1.

Examples

Yr wyf yn ysgrifennu atoch...I am writing to you... (formal)

Nid yw hyn yn dderbyniol.This is not acceptable.

Y mae'n rhaid inni ystyried...We must consider...

Prerequisite

Inflected Verb FormsB1

Concepts that build on this

More C1 concepts

Literary Verb FormsBerfau Llenyddol Advanced Mutation PatternsPatrymau Treiglad Uwch Idiomatic ExpressionsIdiomau Complex Sentence StructuresCystrawen Gymhleth Register VariationCyweiriau

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