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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ursækta, from ursækt, equivalent to ursäkt + -a.
Pronunciation
Interjection
ursäkta
- excuse me!, pardon, I'm sorry!
Ursäkta, skulle vi kunna få lite mer kebabsås?- Excuse me, could we have some more kebab sauce?
Ursäkta, men jag hörde inte riktigt- I'm sorry, but I didn't quite hear you
Ursäkta att jag stör, men skulle jag kunna ställa en fråga?- I'm sorry to interrupt / bother you, but could I ask you a question?
Usage notes
Förlåt is used when apologizing for having acted in a (morally) bad way.
Verb
ursäkta (present ursäktar, preterite ursäktade, supine ursäktat, imperative ursäkta)
- to excuse (provide an excuse for)
Fylla ursäktar inte hennes beteende- Drunkenness doesn't excuse her behavior
- (in some polite phrases) to excuse (forgive)
Om ni ursäktar så måste jag tyvärr gå nu om jag ska hinna med tåget- If you'll excuse me, I unfortunately have to leave now to catch the train ("if I'm to make it to the train in time")
- (reflexive) to apologize (for a mistake or the like)
Programvärdarna ursäktade sig för att de råkat avslöja filmens slut- The show hosts apologized for having accidentally revealed the ending of the movie
- (reflexive) to excuse oneself (provide an excuse for something bad one has done or the like)
Han ursäktade sig med att han inte visste att det var olagligt- He excused himself by saying ("excused himself with") that he did not know that it was illegal
Conjugation
Conjugation of ursäkta (weak)
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