How to Say ‘It does me’ in German
Es tut mir
ess toot meer
[ess toot meer]
Phrase Breakdown
Es
[ess]
it
A pronoun used in set expressions like apologies.
In Es tut mir leid. ist Es ein festes Wort der Entschuldigung.
In Es tut mir leid., Es is a fixed word in the apology.
tut
[toot]
does
From 'tun'; in this phrase it helps form a polite apology.
In Es tut mir leid. gehört tut zur festen Redewendung.
In Es tut mir leid., tut belongs to the fixed expression.
mir
[meer]
to me
Shows the feeling is experienced by the speaker.
In Es tut mir leid. bedeutet mir 'to me'.
In Es tut mir leid., mir means 'to me'.
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