ursäkta

Etymology
From, from , equivalent to.

Interjection

 * 1) excuse me!, pardon, I'm sorry!

Usage notes
is used when apologizing for having acted in a (morally) bad way.

Verb

 * 1) to excuse (provide an excuse for)
 * 2)  to excuse (forgive)
 * 3)  to apologize (for a mistake or the like)
 * 4)  to excuse oneself (provide an excuse for something bad one has done or the like)
 * 1)  to apologize (for a mistake or the like)
 * 2)  to excuse oneself (provide an excuse for something bad one has done or the like)
 * 1)  to excuse oneself (provide an excuse for something bad one has done or the like)