beklage
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German beklagen
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːˀə
Verb
beklage (imperative beklag, infinitive at beklage, present tense beklager, past tense beklagede, perfect tense beklaget)
- apologize for
- Vi beklager ventetiden.
- We apologize for the delay.
- Vi beklager ventetiden.
- express dissatisfaction about
- (reflexive) complain
- Hun beklager sig altid over kagerne.
- She always complains about the cakes.
- Hun beklager sig altid over kagerne.
- (transitive, obsolete) express one's sympathy with someone's plight
- 1947, Giacomo Casanova (tr. by Karina Windfeld-Hansen), Erindringer fra Venedig, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN)
- Jeg beklagede ham, og jeg vovede ikke at trøste ham ved at sige, at Kærligheden kun er en Bagatel, som dumme Mennesker forgæves forsøger at trøste de forelskede med; ...
- I pitied him, and I did not dare to console him by saying that love is only a trivial thing, which is something stupid people try in vain to use to console those who are in love; ...
- Jeg beklagede ham, og jeg vovede ikke at trøste ham ved at sige, at Kærligheden kun er en Bagatel, som dumme Mennesker forgæves forsøger at trøste de forelskede med; ...
- 1830, Johan Christian Riise, Archiv for historie og geographie, page 139
- Man gav ham Penge, man beklagede ham, man tilbød sig at tale for ham ved Hoffet, for at han kunde blive benaadet; ...
- Money was given to him, he was pitied, offers were made to speak on his behalf in court, that he might be pardoned; ...
- Man gav ham Penge, man beklagede ham, man tilbød sig at tale for ham ved Hoffet, for at han kunde blive benaadet; ...
- 1853, Valdemar Adolph Thisted, Eventyr og fortællinger af Tusind og een nat, page 107
- Da de derpaa spurgte ham om Aarsagen til hans Fortvivlelse, fortalte han dem, hvad der var mødt ham, og de gode Folk beklagede ham af Hjertet.
- When they then asked him about the cause of his despair, he told them what had met him, and the good people pitied him from their hearts.
- Da de derpaa spurgte ham om Aarsagen til hans Fortvivlelse, fortalte han dem, hvad der var mødt ham, og de gode Folk beklagede ham af Hjertet.
- 1947, Giacomo Casanova (tr. by Karina Windfeld-Hansen), Erindringer fra Venedig, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “beklage” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Verb
beklage
German
Verb
beklage
- (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of beklagen.
- (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of beklagen.
- (deprecated template usage) First-person singular subjunctive I of beklagen.
- (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular subjunctive I of beklagen.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German beklagen
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
beklage (imperative beklag, present tense beklager, passive beklages, simple past beklaga or beklaget or beklagde, past participle beklaga or beklaget or beklagd, present participle beklagende)
- to feel pity, feel compassion
- to apologise for, say grief over something, be (say) sorry
- Du har ingenting å beklage deg over.
- You have nothing to apologise for.
References
- “beklage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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