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es tut mir leid

sorry

Meaning of es tut mir leid

Deutsch

Bedauern oder Entschuldigung ausdrückend

English

feeling sad or regretful about something you did

sorry

Pronunciation

German
[ɛs tuːt miːɐ̯ laɪ̯t]

es tut mir leid with English translation

es tut mir leid usage examples

🇩🇪German→🇬🇧English

Es tut mir leid, ich komme zu spät.

I'm sorry I'm late.

🇩🇪German→🇬🇧English

Es tut mir leid wegen gestern.

I'm sorry about yesterday.

es tut mir leid synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between es tut mir leid, reumütig, bedauernd, reuig, bedauernswert, schuldbewusst, and entschuldigt

R
🇩🇪German
reumütig

Penitent, with a stronger sense of moral regret or remorse than simple sorry.

B2rare word
B
🇩🇪German
bedauernd

showing regret; emphasizes that someone feels sorry about what happened

A1often
R
🇩🇪German
reuig

remorseful; stronger than just sorry, often with a sense of guilt

A1rare word
B
🇩🇪German
bedauernswert

Pitiable or unfortunate; usually describes a situation or person, not the feeling of regret.

B1often
S
🇩🇪German
schuldbewusst

guilty-conscious; the person feels guilty about something

A1often
T
🇩🇪German
traurig

sad; refers more to sadness than to apology

A1very often
L
🇩🇪German
leidend

Suffering; describes physical or emotional pain rather than regret.

A2rare word
E
🇩🇪German
entschuldigend

apologetic; describes a way of speaking or looking when someone is apologizing

A1rare word
V
🇩🇪German
verlegen

embarrassed, awkward; not necessarily because of guilt, but because of shyness or an awkward situation

A1very often

Advanced: broader words

E
🇩🇪German
entschuldigt

excused; usually about someone whose fault or absence has been forgiven or accepted

A1often

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Questions about this word

What does es tut mir leid mean?

feeling sad or regretful about something you did

How do you pronounce es tut mir leid?

es tut mir leid is pronounced [ɛs tuːt miːɐ̯ laɪ̯t].

How is es tut mir leid used in a sentence?

I'm sorry I'm late. Translation: Es tut mir leid, ich komme zu spät.

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