Wendung · 🙇 Apologising and making excuses

Disculpa, no quise ofenderte.

Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you.

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Disculpa1Verbsorry (excuse me)disculpar · Imperativ · 2. Pers. Sg.,no2Adverbnotquise2VerbI meant (wanted)querer · Vergangenheit · 1. Pers. Sg.ofenderte3Verbto offend youofender · Infinitiv.

no → quise: no quise = didn’t mean to
quise → ofenderte: querer + infinitive

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Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.

1
disculpa: the tú command of disculpar; with usted, disculpe. Affirmative imperative →
2
no quise + infinitive = I didn’t mean to; quise is the irregular preterite of querer. Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →
3
ofenderte: te attached to the infinitive (or no te quise ofender). Direct object pronouns and personal a →

Varianten

Disculpe, no quise ofenderla.
Perdón, no era mi intención ofenderte.