No. 8,089 in Dutch
formaliteit
A procedure or requirement regarded as insignificant or routine.
In a sentence
Het invullen van het formulier is slechts een formaliteit.
Filling out the form is merely a formality.
Here, 'formaliteit' is used to indicate that filling out the form is a standard procedure or a minor requirement in an otherwise straightforward process.
Ze behandelde de zaak met de nodige formaliteit.
She handled the matter with the necessary formality.
In this sentence, 'formaliteit' refers to an appropriate level of seriousness or adherence to proper procedures while dealing with the matter.
De hele ceremonie voelde aan als een formaliteit.
The entire ceremony felt like a formality.
Here, 'formaliteit' implies that the ceremony seemed perfunctory or conducted out of obligation rather than genuine intention.
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