Entschuldigung

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

entschuldig(en) +‎ -ung

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈʃʊldiɡʊŋ/
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  • The interjection is often contracted in various ways. A common realisation is /ˈ(t)ʃʊ.jʊŋ/, but the contraction may go so far as just /ʃʊŋ/ in fast speech.

Noun[edit]

Entschuldigung f (genitive Entschuldigung, plural Entschuldigungen)

  1. apology (expression of remorse or regret)
  2. excuse (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment)
  3. note (written excusal for being late or absent from school)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Entschuldigung [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Entschuldigung die Entschuldigungen
genitive einer der Entschuldigung der Entschuldigungen
dative einer der Entschuldigung den Entschuldigungen
accusative eine die Entschuldigung die Entschuldigungen

Related terms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

Entschuldigung!

  1. excuse me, pardon, sorry
  2. excuse me (request for someone's attention)

Usage notes[edit]

A common clipping of Entschuldigung in colloquial speech is Tschuldigung.

Common replies to the polite phrase “Entschuldigung!” are keine Ursache or more informally kein Problem, sometimes also schon gut or schon in Ordnung.

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