Sajnál
Sajnál
Meaning:
To feel sorry (for so. or sth.)
Pronunciation:
Example sentences:
Sajnálom a barátnőmet, mert nagyon stresses időszaka van.
I feel sorry for my girlfriend because she’s going through a very stressful time.
[Sorry-feel-I the girlfriend-my(acc.), because very(adv.) stress-y time-period-hers exists.]
A te hibád, nem sajnállak.
It’s your fault and I’m not feeling sorry for you.
[The you fault-yours, not feel-sorry-for-you..]
Related terms:
Bocsánat! / Bocs! / Bocsi! – I’m sorry / colloq. abbreviations of “Bocsánat!”
együttérzés – compassion
kár – damage
megbán – to regret
megsajnál (valakit / valamit) – to become sorry (for so. / sth.)
önsajnálat – self-pity
sajnálat – sorrow
sajnáltatja magát – to make others feel sorry for onself
Sajnálom! – I’m sorry! (a bit more serious than “Bocsánat!”; also used if you’re not at fault but just want to express compassion)
sért – to hurt (verbally)
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