tyvärr
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of ty värr 'the worse', from Old Swedish thy vær, from Old Norse því verr. Compare Danish desværre and Norwegian diverre, Icelandic því miður.
Pronunciation edit
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Adverb edit
tyvärr (not comparable)
- unfortunately
- 1901, August Strindberg, Ett drömspel:
- Så går färden till din död som tyvärr blir andras bröd!
- So goes the journey to your death, which unfortunately becomes other people's bread!
Interjection edit
tyvärr
- sorry, unfortunately not
- Är han här?
- (nej)Tyvärr.
- Is he here?
- Unfortunately not.
- Är han här?
Further reading edit
- tyvärr in Svensk ordbok.
- tyvärr in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)