spijtig

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adjectiveb2

Translation

regrettable

Pronunciation: spay-tikh

Example

Het is spijtig dat hij niet kon komen.

It is regrettable that he could not come.

Comparative

spijtiger

Superlative

spijtigst

adverbb2

Translation

regrettably

Pronunciation: spay-tikh

Example

Spijtig genoeg kon ik niet komen.

Regrettably, I could not come.