How do you say thank you for or sorry for?

Question

the "for" should be followed by an arbitrarily long and complicated sentence like:

Thank you for waiting for me after the football match!

or

Sorry for spilling my drink on the carpet that you got for your birthday.

Doesn't answer your question exactly but you might find my answer here interesting: http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/12445/proper-use-of-%E3%81%9F%E3%82%81-to-thank-someone-for-doing-x%EF%BC%9F/12446#12446 :) — Robin, Aug 11 '13 at 17:18

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 11 '13 at 16:11

6

Use the て form.

待ってくれてありがとう。

カーペットを汚してすまない。

answered Aug 11 '13 at 16:11

oldergod

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 11 '13 at 19:37

5

Informally, it's usually, ～てくれてありがとう and ～てごめん(なさい).

サッカー(の[試合]{しあい})の[後]{あと}で待っていてくれてありがとう。
[絨毯]{じゅうたん}を[汚]{よご}してごめんなさい。

edited Aug 11 '13 at 19:37

answered Aug 11 '13 at 16:14

Earthliŋ

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