Pronouns for feeling sorry

Question

Hi everyone, I have a few questions about saying sorry in Spanish.

1) Lo siento means I am sorry. Me siento also means sorry. Why do people put the "Lo" in from of siento?

2) If I wanted to say we are sorry, would I say "nos sentimos" or "Lo sentimos" and why?

3) If I wanted to say I am sorry for him, would I say "Se lo siento para él" because le lo urns to se lo and para él is to clarify who since se could mean she or he. Or would it be "Le me siento para él"? I don't think it would be "Le me" because indirect object pronouns are used when a person is giving something to someone else.

4) Is there any sentence you can think that uses two indirect object pronouns in a row before the conjugated verb? Maybe "I left you because I could not wait any longer", "Te me fue porque no podía esperar más tiempo"? Irse means to leave, and fue is the preterite/past tense of ir.

Me siento does not mean 'O'm sorry'. See Dani's excellent response. - annierats, May 28, 2016

what does "me siento" mean then annie? - Ramonaspiker, May 28, 2016

Answer 1

"Lo siento" word for word means, "I feel it"

So then it's, "lo sentimos" for we're sorry. (Ella) lo siente. She's sorry.

For "I feel sorry for him" we need to get a little more specfic. It's "(Yo) siento pena (or lástima) por él.

The answer to question #4 is "no" "I left you because I could not wait any longer."

"Te dejé porque no podía esperar más" Is the way you state it in Spanish. To leave something or someone is "dejar"

:) - ian-hill, May 28, 2016

thanks Daniela! What does "me siento" mean? - Ramonaspiker, May 28, 2016

It's used with emotions or conditions. Me siento triste, feliz, etc. I feel sad, happy. ect. - Daniela2041, May 28, 2016

Ok thanks Daniela! If I wanted to say I am sorry you feel offended, would I say "Lo siento que te sientas ofendido? - Ramonaspiker, May 29, 2016

Just drop the "lo" - Daniela2041, May 29, 2016

Alright. Thanks so much Daniela! - Ramonaspiker, May 30, 2016

Answer 2

Alternative for 4 : Te dejé marchar por no poder esperar más.. ( I let you go because..)

oh okay. Thank you annie! Have you ever heard of a sentence with two indirect pronouns in a row? - Ramonaspiker, May 28, 2016

Well, not in this type of sentence but there are terrible complications all around.. - annierats, Jun 1, 2016

Yeah I bet there are lots of complications haha - Ramonaspiker, Jun 1, 2016