vsuresh "I feel sorry for you" This sentence means that I feel sad seeing you in this condition. " in another context. When one says this, he may not be necessarily feeling sad for his friend.
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vsureshWhen one says this, he may not be necessarily feeling sad for his friend. Though it is a statement of sympathy.
"I feel sorry for you"
This sentence means that I feel sad seeing you in this condition.
And it means "you will regret for having done this and I feel sad thinking that." in another context.
vsuresh"I feel sorry for you"Yes. I'm following you here.
This sentence means that I feel sad seeing you in this condition.
vsureshAnd it means "you will regret for having done this and I feel sad thinking that." in another context.Now I'm not following very well. What sort of context are you referring to?
vsureshThank you very much for your response, CalifJim.Yes. I feel sorry for you makes sense in that context.
As for the second one I think this can be a context:
A person has become addicted to drugs and finds it hard to come out the habit.
vsureshThough the person is into something wrong or bad, you feel sad because he is ignorant of the wrong or pain he is causing to himself or others.I think it all depends on what the "bad" or "wrong" the person is involved with. If he is doing drug, drinking, gambling or being lazy at home, and
In such a situation, you tend to pity the person, don't you?