Polyglot Dictionary

lamentar

/lamẽˈtaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
lamento
preterite (eu)
lamentei
past participle
lamentado

Meaning

  1. to regret

    • Lamento muito.

      I'm very sorry.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

arrepender

arrepender-se is more personal or moral, to repent or feel remorse for one's own actions; lamentar is more general, to regret or lament, which can be about external events too.

Similar in other languages

German

bereuen

bereuen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to regret."

Spanish

arrepentir

arrepentir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to regret."

French

regretter

regretter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to regret."

Practice

1 What does lamentar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ muito.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lamentar?

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