tyvärr
Swedish
editEtymology
editContraction 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
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Adverb
edittyvärr (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
edittyvärr
- 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)