saber greu

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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saber greu (third-person only, third-person singular present sap greu, third-person singular preterite sabé greu, past participle sabut greu)

  1. to feel bad (for); to regret
    • 2013, Jordi Cortés Rodríguez, Xavier Montoriol Cunill, L'exèrcit de les tenebres, Grupo Planeta Spain, →ISBN:
      Li va saber greu que li robessin el bastó amb incrustacions de nacre i ivori. Era un regal de la Rosita.
      He felt bad that they stole the cane encrusted with mother of pearl and ivory. It was a gift from Rosita.
  2. to be sorry
    • 2014, Jordi Vilagut Munt, SE7, Punto Rojo Libros, →ISBN, page 88:
      “Em sap greu, però no tinc registres de clients tan antics”, va respondre'm tot fent gal·la [sic] d'un gran sentit de l'humor.
      "I'm sorry, but I don't have records for such old clients," he responded, showing off a grand sense of humor.

Usage notes

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The person who feels sorry is the indirect object of saber greu, which is normally in the third person singular. Thus, "I'm sorry" is not *Jo sé greu but rather Em sap greu.

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