disculpar

to apologize, to excuse, to forgive

d i s k u l ˈp a ɾ
dis negation or deprivation + culp to blame + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #36,101
to apologize
SP: Quiero disculpar por llegar tarde.
EN: I want to apologize for arriving late.
to excuse, to forgive Often used to ask someone to excuse you or to excuse a mistake.
SP: ¿Puedes disculpar un momento?
EN: Can you excuse me for a moment?
Conjugation of disculpar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second discúlpeme disculpad
Third disculpe disculpen
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second disculpas —
Third disculpa disculpan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second disculpas —
Third disculpa disculpan
Imperative present
SingularPlural
Second — discúlpenme
Past

Tom se volvió a disculpar.

Tom apologized again.

Si te vas a disculpar, lo deberías hacer en seguida.

If you're going to apologize, you should do it right away.

Tom no se quiere disculpar.

Tom doesn't want to apologize.

Tom piensa que Mary se debería disculpar con John.

Tom thinks Mary should apologize to John.

Te vas a disculpar?

Are you going to apologize?

— El experimento (2001)

Me quiero disculpar con los demás, también.

I want to apologize to the others, too.

— A Silent Voice (2016)

Me va a disculpar.

Please excuse me.

— Doña Clara (2016)