Latvian

Verb

atvainot tr., 2nd conj., pres. atvainoju, atvaino, atvaino, past atvainoju

1. to accept someone's apology, to excuse, to forgive

   atvainot par traucējumu‎ ― to forgive the disturbance

   atvainot vēlo apmeklējumu‎ ― to excuse (someone's) late attendance

   atvainojiet, lūdzu‎ ― please excuse (me)

   atvaino (mani)!‎ ― excuse (me)! sorry!

   jums vajadzēs mani atvainot, es gan laikam nevarēšu rādīties jūsu viesiem‎ ― you will have to excuse me, I will maybe not be able to appear before your guests

2. to excuse, to justify

   atvainot draugu par izklaidību‎ ― to excuse a friend's distraction

   “es viņus ciest nevaru, abus šos Laiviņus”, savu bardzību atvainodams, paskaidroja Vanags‎ ― “I can't stand them, both these Laiviņš,” Vanags explained, excusing/justifying his severity

Conjugation

Synonyms

• piedot