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scuzaț
excuse me (formal) /skuˈzatsʲ/
verb#1320 most common
Also: sorry (formal), excused (masc./fem. pl.), forgive me
Example sentences
Scuzați!
Excuse me!
Scuzați, cât e ceasul?
Excuse me, what time is it?
Scuzați-mă că am întârziat.
Excuse me for being late.
Comportamentul lui nu poate fi scuzat.
His behavior cannot be excused.
Vă rog să mă scuzați pentru deranj.
Please excuse me for the disturbance.
Greșeala a fost scuzată de profesor, dar nu și de colegi.
The mistake was excused by the teacher, but not by the classmates.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | scuz | scuzai | voi scuza |
| 2sg | scuzi | scuzași | vei scuza |
| 3sg | scuză | scuză | va scuza |
| 1pl | scuzăm | scuzarăm | vom scuza |
| 2pl | scuzați | scuzarăți | veți scuza |
| 3pl | scuză | scuzară | vor scuza |
Word family
scuzăan excuse, apology
a scuzato excuse, forgive
scuzabilexcusable
nescuzatunexcused, inexcusable
scuzatexcused, forgivenEtymology
The verb "a scuza" entered Romanian in the modern era as part of a wave of Western Romance borrowings, most likely from French "excuser" or Italian "scusare", both descending from Latin "excusare". Latin "excusare" combined the prefix "ex-" (out of, away from) with "causa" (cause, legal case), so the original sense was to release someone from a charge or cause. Romanian dropped the initial vowel, giving the shortened form "scuza". "Scuzați" is the second-person plural form, used as a polite request or apology.
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