undskylde
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German entschulden.
Verb
[edit]undskylde
- (transitive) to excuse
- (intransitive, chiefly in imperative) to excuse/forgive something
- (transitive, intransitive) apologize (for)
- 2017, Per Stig Møller, Udenrigsminister: I krig og fred, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Ud kom præsident Chirac, der meget undskyldte sin ubetænksomhed ...
- Out came president Chirac, who profusely apologized for his inconsideration ...
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of undskylde
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | undskylder | undskyldte |
| perfect | har undskyldt | havde undskyldt |
| passive | undskyldes | undskyldtes |
| participle | undskyldende | undskyldt |
| imperative | undskyld | — |
| infinitive | undskylde | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | undskylden | — |