Meaning

1 senses

  1. To apologize for something, especially excessively.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. It's not mea culpa.

    deDas ist nicht mein Fehler. — MUIRIEL

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Origin

From the Latin phrase meā culpā (“through my fault”), ablative case of mea culpa (“my faul

From the Latin phrase meā culpā (“through my fault”), ablative case of mea culpa (“my fault, guilt”), taken from the Confiteor, a traditional penitential prayer in Western Christianity.

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Forms

mea culpa's, mea culpa'ing, mea culpa'ed, mea culpa'ed
Base formmea culpa · to mea culpa
3rd person singularmea culpa's
Present participlemea culpa'ing
Past simplemea culpa'ed
Past participlemea culpa'ed

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymea culpa
he, she, itmea culpa's

Past simpleLesson

all personsmea culpa'ed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mea culpa'ed
he, she, ithas mea culpa'ed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mea culpa

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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