žao

жао

/ʒâo/

ADVERB

(žao mi je) sorry

Žao mi je, nisam imao vremena. — I'm sorry, I didn't have time.

Žao mi je što nisam došla. — I'm sorry I didn't come.
(for someone, + gen.) sorry for; pity

Žao mi te je, stvarno. — I really feel sorry for you.

Bilo joj je žao tog psa. — She felt sorry for that dog.
(of things, + gen.) to begrudge; to be a pity to waste

Žao mi je para za to. — I don't want to waste money on that.

The person who feels sorry is in the dative: Žao mi je, Žao joj je.

Synonyms:

šteta