Translation
to apologise
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Word origin
A compound built inside Esperanto: pardonon peti, 'to ask for pardon', fused into a single verb. Pardoni came from French pardonner (Latin perdonare) and peti from Latin petere ('to seek, request'), so the compound reads as 'to pardon-ask'.
- Origin
- Esperanto compound
- Root
- pardono + peti
- English cognates
- pardon, petition
Examples
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I must apologise to you for my mistake.
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He apologised because he came too late.
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She apologised, and we were friends again.
The everyday way to say sorry: is what you say when you step on a foot. Note who does what: the wronged party (forgives), the guilty party (asks to be forgiven).
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 1: pardonpeti, iel, heroo and 7 more words.