undskylde

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German entschulden.

Verb

undskylde

  1. (transitive) to excuse
  2. (intransitive, chiefly in imperative) to excuse/forgive something
  3. (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
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 —
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