Translation
to regret, to be sorry about
Examples
, .
I am sorry, but I cannot come.
.
He regretted his words immediately afterwards.
morton .
We are sorry about the death of our friend.
on.
She never regretted her decision.
.
You will regret that tomorrow.
Two different sorries hide behind the English word. is the sympathetic or the regretful one, for bad news and for turning down an invitation; is the apology you owe when the fault is yours. is transitive and takes its object bare, with no preposition. The family is worth having whole: e for unfortunately, for regrettable, and bedaŭro for the feeling itself.
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