Maalesef o gelmeyecek.
- I am afraid he won't come.
Maalesef yarın yağmur yağacak.
- I am afraid it will rain tomorrow.
Maalesef onları zamanında bitiremem.
- I'm afraid I can't finish them in time.
Bu tren Aomori'den yarım saat geç ayrıldı, bu yüzden maalesef Tokyo'ya öğleden önce varamayacağız.
- This train left Aomori thirty minutes late, so we won't arrive at Tokyo before noon, I'm afraid.
... They are afraid of, or they don't want to be responsible ...
... They are afraid if the data is open, maybe something bad ...