be om ursäkt
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, "ask for excuse," as in to ask to be excused for what one has done, though thought of as a fixed phrase by native speakers.
Verb
[edit]be om ursäkt (present ber om ursäkt, preterite bad om ursäkt, supine bett om ursäkt, imperative be om ursäkt)
- to apologize
- Jag ber om ursäkt för att jag gjorde fel
- I apologize for my mistake ("for that I did wrong," as in messed up somehow)
- Jag skulle vilja be om ursäkt
- I would like to apologize
- Du borde bett om ursäkt
- You should have apologized
- Be om ursäkt!
- Apologize!