How do you say "apologize" in Russian?

извиниться

izvinit'sja

Verb Cyrillic

In Russian, "apologize" is извиниться (izvinit'sja).

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Pronunciation

You can approximate it as izvinit'sja; the stress sits on "its". Most learners get it after saying it aloud a handful of times.

Writing and usage

извиниться is written using cyrillic. It's a verb, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

Он пришёл извиниться за ошибку.

On prishel izvinit'sja za oshibku.

He came to apologize for the mistake.

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How to remember извиниться

Hear "vin" in "izvinit'sja" as a nod to not far from saying "vin" in a hurry, since it means to apologize.

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Questions about извиниться

How do you pronounce извиниться?

You can approximate it as izvinit'sja; the stress sits on "its". Most learners get it after saying it aloud a handful of times.

Is извиниться formal or casual?

извиниться is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is извиниться used in Russian?

извиниться is used the same way as the equivalent English verb. For example: Он пришёл извиниться за ошибку. (He came to apologize for the mistake.).

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