Entschuldigung

German Etymology de :af entschuldigen<alt:entschuldig(en)> -ung From de entschuldigen entschuldig(en) -ung. Pronunciation de /ɛntˈʃʊldiɡʊŋ/ de De-Entschuldigung.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) The interjection is often contracted in various ways. A common realisation is /ˈ(t)ʃʊ.jʊŋ/, but the contraction may go so far as just /ʃʊŋ/ in fast speech. Noun f de please check third def and gloss apology expression of remorse or regret excuse explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment note written excusal for being late or absent from school Declension f Related terms de Beschuldigung de Verschuldung de Überschuldung Interjection de interjection Entschuldigung! excuse me, pardon, sorry excuse me request for someone's attention Usage notes A common clipping of Entschuldigung in colloquial speech is de Tschuldigung. Common replies to the polite phrase “Entschuldigung!” are de keine Ursache or more informally de kein Problem, sometimes also de schon gut or de schon in Ordnung. Synonyms excuse me pardon de Verzeihung, de pardon addressing a single person de entschuldigen entschuldige, de entschuldige bitte formal de entschuldigen Sie, de verzeihen Sie Further reading de