| Example in Dutch | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| - En dat doet me ook heel veel verdriet. | And that saddens me more than I can say. |
| Als nieuwe rector van kostschool Manchester doet 't me verdriet om ons nieuwe schooljaar zo triest te beginnen. | As the new headmaster of Manchester Prep it saddens me to start our new year with such a mournful tone. |
| Dat doet me veel verdriet. | Yes. That saddens me very much. |
| Dus het doet mij verdriet dat ik er meer moet maken. | So it saddens me to have to create any more. |
| Het doet me verdriet dat je denkt dat er een addertje onder het gras zit. | George Tucker, you know, it really saddens me that you wouldn't think I would bake you an apple crisp just to be nice. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Spanish | apenar, apesadumbrar, contristar, entristecer |