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"I'm sorry"
1.       sonunda
5004 posts
 01 Jul 2008 Tue 12:11 am

When do you use üzgünüm and when özür dilerim?
Can beni affet and kusura bakma also be used?

2.       sonunda
5004 posts
 01 Jul 2008 Tue 02:17 pm

Can no one help on this,please?

3.       seyit
547 posts
 01 Jul 2008 Tue 02:55 pm

Quoting sonunda:

When do you use üzgünüm and when özür dilerim?
Can beni affet and kusura bakma also be used?


I think üzgünüm's the closest meaning is "I'm sorry"


beni affet is "forgive me"

kusura bakma! is "sorry!"

4.       fcs
253 posts
 01 Jul 2008 Tue 02:56 pm

Quoting sonunda:

When do you use üzgünüm and when özür dilerim?
Can beni affet and kusura bakma also be used?



Üzgünüm= often used as "i am sad", very rarely used as "i am sorry"

özür dilerim: means "i apologize". often used when doing some mistakes.

beni affet: forgive me.

kusura bakma: almost same as "özür dilerim". used in more friendly situations.

5.       sonunda
5004 posts
 01 Jul 2008 Tue 03:19 pm

Quoting fcs:

Quoting sonunda:

When do you use üzgünüm and when özür dilerim?
Can beni affet and kusura bakma also be used?



Üzgünüm= often used as "i am sad", very rarely used as "i am sorry"

özür dilerim: means "i apologize". often used when doing some mistakes.

beni affet: forgive me.

kusura bakma: almost same as "özür dilerim". used in more friendly situations.



Thankyou-yet when I used özür dilerim in a translation yesterday it was changed to üzgünüm.

6.       Kehribar
1580 posts
 01 Jul 2008 Tue 03:27 pm

Quoting sonunda:

Quoting fcs:

Quoting sonunda:

When do you use üzgünüm and when özür dilerim?
Can beni affet and kusura bakma also be used?



Üzgünüm= often used as "i am sad", very rarely used as "i am sorry"

özür dilerim: means "i apologize". often used when doing some mistakes.

beni affet: forgive me.

kusura bakma: almost same as "özür dilerim". used in more friendly situations.



Thankyou-yet when I used özür dilerim in a translation yesterday it was changed to üzgünüm.



I thought it was used like this:

Üzgünüm: when you are sorry that something happend, for example someone has died, you can say üzgünüm

özür dilerim: I apologize

beni affet: forgive me

kasura bakma: also I am sorry, but you are not responsible.

7.       seyit
547 posts
 01 Jul 2008 Tue 03:48 pm

Quoting Kehribar:

Quoting sonunda:

Quoting fcs:

Quoting sonunda:

When do you use üzgünüm and when özür dilerim?
Can beni affet and kusura bakma also be used?



Üzgünüm= often used as 'i am sad', very rarely used as 'i am sorry'

özür dilerim: means 'i apologize'. often used when doing some mistakes.

beni affet: forgive me.

kusura bakma: almost same as 'özür dilerim'. used in more friendly situations.



Thankyou-yet when I used özür dilerim in a translation yesterday it was changed to üzgünüm.



I thought it was used like this:

Üzgünüm: when you are sorry that something happend, for example someone has died, you can say üzgünüm

özür dilerim: I apologize

beni affet: forgive me

kusura bakma: also I am sorry, but you are not responsible.


In example:

Seni kırmak istemedim senden özür dilemek istiyorum.
'I didnt aim to offend would like to apologize to you.


For giving an opinion:

Kusura bakma and üzgünüm:

Kusura bakma arkadaşım! Bu şarkıyı sana üzgünüm demek için yazdım.
Sorry my friend! I wrote this song for you to say i'm sorry.

8.       sonunda
5004 posts
 01 Jul 2008 Tue 03:56 pm

Thankyou all for your explanations.

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