Perdónanos (en. Forgive us)

/peɾˈðonanos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To ask for forgiveness or apologies.

Forgive us for the mistake we made.

Perdónanos por el error que cometimos.

Expression of remorse towards someone.

We always say 'forgive us' when there is a misunderstanding.

Siempre decimos 'perdónanos' cuando hay un malentendido.

We ask for understanding for a fault.

Upon arriving late, I said: 'Forgive us, there was traffic.'

Al llegar tarde, le dije: 'Perdónanos, hubo tráfico'.

From the verb 'perdonar' with the first-person plural suffix and the pronoun 'nos'.

forgive us, please

A more formal request for forgiveness.

perdónanos, por favor

we ask for your forgiveness

An expression that implies a request for forgiveness towards someone.

te pedimos perdón

forgive us for the slip

A way to apologize for a mild mistake.

perdónanos el desliz

forgiveness

Act of freeing someone from an offense.

perdón

apology

Justification for a mistake made.

disculpa

to exculpate

To free someone from guilt.

exculpar

When used more colloquially among friends to downplay a mistake.

Forgive us, it was just a joke!

¡Perdónanos, fue solo una broma!

Expression used when making a mistake in an informal setting.

Forgive us, we didn't know you were upset.

Perdónanos, no sabíamos que estaba enojado.