desculpar

desculpar » to excuse

When you bump someone in the street you say, desculpa! This is actually short for, me desculpa por favor. The verb is DESCULPAR – to excuse.

The word, CULPA comes from this verb and means, fault.

desculpar
to forgive, apologize
eudesculpo
você, ele, eladesculpa
nósdesculpamos
vocês, eles, elasdesculpam
Complete conjugation.

Não precisa se desculpar. You don't need to excuse yourself.