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sorry/excuse me-ways of saying these
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10.       hatmi
2 posts 		 13 Feb 2014 Thu 10:18 am

Özür dilerim=I am sorry, I apologize

but in Turkish I am sorry is like to I am sad

 
11.       Johnk
468 posts 		 13 Feb 2014 Thu 10:55 am

hatmi  yardimin icin tesekkur ederim
12.       gokuyum
5050 posts 		 13 Feb 2014 Thu 08:14 pm

özür dilerim simply means I apologize.



Edited (2/13/2014) by gokuyum

13.       mehmet111
195 posts 		 14 Feb 2014 Fri 03:27 pm

 

Quoting Johnk

üzgünüm

afferdersiniz
özür dilerim
I believe afferersiniz is used if you wish go past someone who is in your way.In english we say excuse me
The other two are used as apologies.
Is that correct?
Any other phrases I could use for these situations

 

af (forgiving)

etmek (to make)

affetmek (to forgive)

 

affet+r(pres.simp)+siniz----------------->affedersiniz (you forgive)

 

When it is used for the meaning of "sorry, excuse me etc.", one removes one of the "f"s.

 

afedersin (sorry)

afedersiniz (sorry)

 

This is a different pattern.

 

özür (1obstacle (physiological), 2apologizing)

dilemek (to wish)

özür dilemek (to apologize (direct: to wish a forgiving))

 

Özür dilerim. (Sorry / Excuse me.)

 

 
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