| Example in Latvian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| 1996.gada 23.oktobrī plkst. 14:11 nopirdos liftā, bet apvainoju veterānu. | On October 23rd, 1996, at 2:11 p.m I farted in a very crowded elevator and blamed it on a war veteran. |
| Muus apvaino shii viira naavee. | We are being blamed for this man's death. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | لام,ومه | Dutch | aanwrijven, berispen, verwijten, wijten |
| English | blame | Esperanto | kulpiĝi |
| Finnish | syyttää | German | tadeln, verdenken |
| Greek | κατηγορώ, ψέγω | Icelandic | laspra, lasta |
| Indonesian | mempersalahkan, menyalahkan | Italian | accagionare, biasimare, incolpare, incolparsi, incriminarsi |
| Japanese | 責める, 非難, 呵責 | Lithuanian | kaltinti |
| Macedonian | набеди, обвини, обвинува | Polish | obwinić, winić, zwalić |
| Portuguese | culpabilizar, culpar | Russian | порицать |
| Spanish | culpabilizar, culpar, culparse | Swedish | förtänka, förtära, förtäta |
| Thai | ตำหนิ, ติเตียน, โทษ, โยนขี้, ว้าก | Turkish | ayıplamak, sorumlu tutmak, suçlamak, suçlanmak |
| Vietnamese | trách cứ, trách móc |