spietelik
Limburgish
Etymology
Compound of spiet + -e- + -lik
Interjection
spietelik
- expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow, sorry.
- Miens spietelik! Ich zoog neet det ich óp diener teen tratsjdje!
- I'm sorry! I didn't see that I was walking over your toe!
Usage notes
Normally spietelik is used together with a personal pronoun in the genitive. I'm sorry therefore is miens spietelik or spietelik miens. It is also possible to say miens spiet or spiet miens, what means regret of mine.