köken: Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai), contracted form of ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in one’s defense”). * Sense for απολογούμαι in Cypriot idiom: usage borrowed from English apologize. * Also see λέγω (“to say”)

Δεν πιστεύω πως πρέπει να απολογηθώ για ό,τι έκανα, ούτε να να δικαιολογηθώ σε κανέναν!

Japonca詫びる , 謝る , 謝罪する /β̞a̠bʲiɾɯ̟/

apologize

çekim: geçmiş 詫びた

köken: Cognate with Japanese 侘びる (wabiru).

aile: 詫び, お詫び

Korece사과하다 , 사죄하다 /ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡwa̠ɦa̠da̠/

to apologize

çekim: geçmiş 사과했다

köken: 사과(謝過) (sagwa) + -하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

오늘 저는 제 동료들에게 사과하고 싶어요.

İsveççebe om ursäkt , ursäkta sig

to apologize

çekim: geçmiş bad om ursäkt

köken: Literally, "ask for excuse," as in to ask to be excused for what one has done, though thought of as a fixed phrase by native speakers.

aile: be tusen gånger om ursäkt

Jag ber om ursäkt för att jag gjorde fel

Jag skulle vilja be om ursäkt

Du borde bett om ursäkt

Lehçeapologizować , przepraszać , przeprosić /a.pɔ.lɔ.ɡiˈzɔ.vat͡ɕ/

to apologize (to make an apology or defense of some belief)

çekim: geçmiş apologizowano · şimdiki apologizuje

köken: Etymology tree Polish apologia Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izō Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₁-der.? Proto-Slavic *-ovati Old Polish -ować Polish -ować Polish -izować Polish apologizować From apologia + -izować.

Ukraynacaвибача́тися , ви́бачитися , перепроси́ти , перепро́шувати

Hintçeक्षमा मांगना , माफ़ी माँगना /mɑː.fiː mɑːŋɡ.nɑː/

to apologize, seek forgiveness

çekim: geçmiş माफ़ी माँगता · şimdiki माफ़ी माँगता है

Fincepahoitella , pyytää anteeksi /ˈpɑhoi̯telːɑˣ/

to regret, express one's regrets · to apologize

çekim: geçmiş pahoitellut · şimdiki pahoittelee · ulaç pahoitteleva

köken: pahoittaa + -ella

aile: pahoittelu

Çekçeomlouvat se , omluvit se

žádat o odpuštění, poshovění, toleranci

eş: prosit za prominutí