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Re:German expressions that don’t exist in English by usr1106 on Monday December 30, 2019 @04:10AM (#21911965)
>Entschuldigen -> ursäkta

That's not a direct translation as far as I can see. I'm not a native speaker but I don't think säkt does means anything, opposite to Schuld, which has a clear meaning. The direct translation would be something like avskulda, but that's not a word AFAICS.

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Re:German expressions that don’t exist in English by iiv on Monday December 30, 2019 @05:58AM (#21912497)
Yes, you are correct. The direct translation is "urskulda" which is a Swedish word meaning "justify" or "excuse".
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Re:German expressions that don’t exist in English by tyfon on Monday December 30, 2019 @06:57AM (#21912723)
In Norwegian unskyld means i'm sorry which corresponds to german.

Many of these words just change a bit over time like geld/gjeld which is money in German and debt in Norwegian.

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Re:German expressions that don’t exist in English by marton78 on Monday December 30, 2019 @03:50PM (#21916599)
That sounds like "Unschuld" = innocence in German.
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