| Example in Spanish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Me apeno por ti, mi señor rey. | I'm saddened for you, my lord king. |
| Me apenas el tener que revelar una fuente que juré proteger, pero siento que esa persona ha violado nuestro pacto. | It saddens me to reveal a source i've sworn to protect, but whom i feel has violated that trust. |
| Dígale que me apena que debamos comunicarnos por medio de abogados. | Tell the president it saddens me that we now have to communicate through lawyers. |
| Lo que más me apena, es verlos tan poco patriotas. | It saddens me to see they're not very patriotic. |
| Me apena que tenga que presenciar algo tan vulgar. | It saddens me that you have to see anything this common. |
| Me apena que tenga que presenciar algo tan vulgar | It saddens me that you have to see anything this common. |
| Me apena verte perder tu hermosa juventud. | It saddens me to see you lose the bloom of youth. |
| Me apené mucho al enterarme de la tragedia. | I must say I was deeply saddened to hear the news. |
| Me apenaría pensar que usted creyera que yo lo he engañado. | It would sadden me to think you believed I have deceived you. |
| Tommy. Quiero que sepas lo apenado... | I want you to know how deeply saddened and troubled I am by this-- |
| ¿Lo hará, verdad? El hotel está muy apenado y profundamente entristecido por la tragedia del aparcamiento. | It will, right? Uh... The hotel is very upset and deeply saddened by the tragedy in our parking structure. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | verdrieten | English | sadden |
| Esperanto | malgajigi,malgajiĝi | Estonian | kurvastuma |
| French | attrister | German | betrüben |
| Greek | λυπώ | Icelandic | hryggja |
| Italian | amareggiare, attristare, contristare, immalinconire, rattristare | Lithuanian | liūdinti |
| Macedonian | насекира, натажи, разжалости, растажува | Polish | smęcić, strapić, zasmucać |
| Portuguese | entristecer, magoar | Russian | опечалить, печалить |