beklager

Danish edit

Interjection edit

beklager

sorry
Beklager, jeg har ikke tid lige nu.
I'm sorry, I do not have time right now.

Usage notes edit

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 edit

beklager

present of beklage

Norwegian Bokmål edit

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Interjection edit

beklager

sorry
Beklager, jeg har ikke tid akkurat nå.
I'm sorry, I do not have time right now.

Usage notes edit

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 edit

beklager

present of beklage