beklager
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Danish
Interjection
beklager
- sorry
- Beklager, jeg har ikke tid lige nu.
- I'm sorry, I do not have time right now.
- Beklager, jeg har ikke tid lige nu.
Usage notes
Unlike undskyld, beklager does not (necessarily) indicate that the speaker feels they have done anything wrong, thus it is less an apology than it is an acknowledgement that something is an inconvenience to the interlocutor.
Verb
beklager
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Interjection
beklager
- sorry
- Beklager, jeg har ikke tid akkurat nå.
- I'm sorry, I do not have time right now.
- Beklager, jeg har ikke tid akkurat nå.
Usage notes
Unlike unnskyld, beklager does not (necessarily) indicate that the speaker feels they have done anything wrong, thus it is less an apology than it is an acknowledgement that something is an inconvenience to the interlocutor.
Verb
beklager