sajnál

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Verb

sajnál

  1. (transitive) to regret (to feel sorry about some past thing)
    Synonym: bán
    Sajnálom, hogy megbántottalak.I am sorry for offending you.
    Sajnálom, hogy nem néztem meg a tűzijátékot.I regret not watching the fireworks.
  2. (transitive) to feel pity (to sympathize with someone or another creature at some misfortune)
    Synonyms: szán, együttérez
    Sajnálom azokat, akik éhesen mennek iskolába.I feel pity for those who go to school while hungry.
  3. (transitive, usually with money, time, or energy as its object) to spare, not to find worthwhile (spending one's resources) on something (-ra/-re), to be loath, averse or reluctant (about spending)
    Synonyms: fukarkodik, takarékoskodik, kímél, félt
    Sajnálom üdítőkre [költeni] a pénzemet.I don't find it wortwhile to spend my money on cokes.
    Az ügyes és szorgalmas emberektől nem sajnálja a pénzt.He is not loath to pay skillful and hardworking people.
    Nem sajnáltuk a fáradságot, reggeltől estig dolgoztunk.We spared no effort, we worked from dawn to dusk.

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Further reading

  • sajnál in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN