lamentar

to regret

lamentar(lah-mehn-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to feel sorry)

a. to regret

Lamento no haber ido a ver a mi abuela antes de su muerte.

I regret not having gone to see my grandmother before her death.

b. to be sorry about

Lamento lo que le pasó a tu perro.

I'm sorry about what happened to your dog.

c. to lament (formal)

Lamentamos el fallecimiento de su padre.

We lament the passing of your father.

2. (to grieve over)

a. to mourn

Lorena lamenta profundamente la pérdida de su gato.

Lorena deeply mourns the loss of her cat.

lamentarse

pronominal verb

3. (to express dissatisfaction)

a. to complain

No tiene sentido lamentarse de lo ocurrido.

There's no sense in complaining about what happened.

b. to grumble

El cascarrabias caminaba por la calle, lamentándose de todo.

The curmudgeon walked down the street, grumbling about everything.