Usōvegon

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High Valyrian

Etymology

From u- +‎ sōvegon.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /uˈsoːveɡon/

Rhymes: -oːveɡon

Verb

usōvegon (vowel-final, perfect participle usōveta)

  1. to be sorry, to apologize to someone (dative) for something (dative)[1]
    Ñuho kepot hobrenkot usōvegon yno bēvilza.
    I must apologize for my idiotic father.
    Drējī usōven, dārilaros ñuhys.
    I am very sorry, my prince.
    -Maester (House of the Dragon, Episode 106)
Inflection
Usage Notes
  1. The direct object is the thing or act being apologized for, and takes the dative. The one apologized to, the indirect object, is a another dative object that appears before the direct object. When confusion is possible, the indirect object is pulled out to the front of the sentence.