tyvärr

Swedish

Etymology

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

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Adverb

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

tyvärr

sorry, unfortunately not
Är han här?
(nej)Tyvärr.

Is he here?
Unfortunately not.

Further reading

tyvärr in Svensk ordbok.
tyvärr in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

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