ursäkta
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ursækta, from ursækt, equivalent to ursäkt + -a.
Interjection
ursäkta
- excuse me!, pardon, I'm sorry!
- Ursäkta, skulle vi kunna få lite mer kebabsås?
- Excuse me, could we have some more kebab sauce?
- Ursäkta, men jag hörde inte riktigt
- I'm sorry, but I didn't quite hear you
- Ursäkta att jag stör, men skulle jag kunna ställa en fråga?
- I'm sorry to interrupt / bother you, but could I ask you a question?
Usage notes
Förlåt is used when apologizing for having acted in a (morally) bad way.
Verb
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- to excuse (provide an excuse for)
- Fylla ursäktar inte hennes beteende
- Drunkenness doesn't excuse her behavior
- (in some polite phrases) to excuse (forgive)
- Om ni ursäktar så måste jag tyvärr gå nu om jag ska hinna med tåget
- If you'll excuse me, I unfortunately have to leave now to catch the train ("if I'm to make it to the train in time")
- (reflexive) to apologize (for a mistake or the like)
- Programvärdarna ursäktade sig för att de råkat avslöja filmens slut
- The show hosts apologized for having accidentally revealed the ending of the movie
- (reflexive) to excuse oneself (provide an excuse for something bad one has done or the like)
- Han ursäktade sig med att han inte visste att det var olagligt
- He excused himself by saying ("excused himself with") that he did not know that it was illegal
Conjugation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
See also
- be om ursäkt
- tack (used like "please" to add politeness)
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