be om ursäkt

== Swedish == === Etymology === 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. === Verb === be om ursäkt (present ber om ursäkt, preterite bad om ursäkt, supine bett om ursäkt, imperative be om ursäkt) to apologize ==== Derived terms ==== be tusen gånger om ursäkt ==== See also ==== förlåt förlåtelse ursäkta === References === “ursäkt”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “ursäkt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)