saber greu

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saber greu (third-person only, third-person singular present sap greu, third-person singular preterite sabé greu, past participle sabut greu)

  1. to feel bad (for); to regret
    • 2013, Jordi Cortés Rodríguez, Xavier Montoriol Cunill, L'exèrcit de les tenebres, Grupo Planeta Spain, →ISBN:
      Li va saber greu que li robessin el bastó amb incrustacions de nacre i ivori. Era un regal de la Rosita.
      He felt bad that they stole the cane encrusted with mother of pearl and ivory. It was a gift from Rosita.
  2. to be sorry
    • 2014, Jordi Vilagut Munt, SE7, Punto Rojo Libros, →ISBN, page 88:
      “Em sap greu, però no tinc registres de clients tan antics”, va respondre'm tot fent gal·la [sic] d'un gran sentit de l'humor.
      "I'm sorry, but I don't have records for such old clients," he responded, showing off a grand sense of humor.

Usage notes

The person who feels sorry is the indirect object of saber greu, which is normally in the third person singular. Thus, "I'm sorry" is not *Jo sé greu but rather Em sap greu.

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