io scuso

excuse, forgive, apologize

ˈs k u . z o → scusare
scus to apologize + o 1st-person singular present
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense Rare #42,263
excuse, forgive Used with a direct object, as in “I forgive you.”
IT: Ti scuso per il ritardo.
EN: I forgive you for being late.
apologize Used with “me ne” to mean “apologize for it.”
IT: Me ne scuso con tutti.
EN: I apologize to everyone for it.
Conjugation of scusare
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First scuso —
Second scusi scusate
Third scusa —
SingularPlural
First — scusarci
Second — scusarvi

Non la scuso, maleducata!

I do not excuse you, you rude woman!

— Donne sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi (1988)

Ti scuso, ma non alzare mai la voce con me.

I'm sorry, but never raise your voice at me.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Oh, dannazione, me ne scuso.

Oh, damn, I apologize.

— C'era una volta a… Hollywood (2019)

Sì, cazzo, la scuso.

Yeah, damn, I'm sorry.

— Bullet Train (2022)

«Mi scuso.»

I apologize.

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