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Es tut mir leid, aber ich kann den Termin am Freitag nicht wahrnehmen.
I'm sorry, but I can't make the appointment on Friday.
In German
Es tut mir leid, aber ich kann den Termin am Freitag nicht wahrnehmen.
Ess toot meer lytt, ah-ber ikh kann dain tair-meen am fry-tahg nihkht vahr-nay-men.
🇬🇧 English
I'm sorry, but I can't make the appointment on Friday.
🇪🇸 Español
Lo siento, pero no puedo asistir a la cita el viernes.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Mi dispiace, ma non posso partecipare all'appuntamento di venerdì.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Es | It | Pronoun |
| tut | does | Verb (conjugated) |
| mir | me (dative) | Pronoun |
| leid | sorry | Adjective |
| aber | but | Conjunction |
| ich | I | Pronoun |
| kann | can | Modal verb (conjugated) |
| den | the | Definite article (masculine, accusative) |
| Termin | appointment | Noun (masculine, accusative) |
| am | on (am = an dem) | Preposition + Article |
| Freitag | Friday | Noun (masculine) |
| nicht | not | Negation |
| wahrnehmen | to attend/perceive | Verb (infinitive) |
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Grammar Point
Fixed expression "Es tut mir leid", Modal verb "können", Separable verb "wahrnehmen"
Variations
Ich bin am Freitag leider verhindert.
Unfortunately, I am unavailable on Friday.
Es ist mir unmöglich, am Freitag zu kommen.
It's impossible for me to come on Friday.
Related
The appointment absolutely must be kept.
Der Termin muss unbedingt eingehalten werden.
Dair tair-meen mooss oon-beh-dingt ayn-geh-hahl-ten vair-den.
I would like to make an appointment.
Ich möchte gerne einen Termin vereinbaren.
Ikh mökh-teh gair-neh ain-en tair-meen fair-ain-bah-ren.
Would you have time next week Thursday instead?
Hätten Sie stattdessen nächste Woche Donnerstag Zeit?
Hett-ten zee stat-dess-en näkh-steh voh-kheh don-ners-tahg tsyt?