tyvärr

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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)

  1. 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

  1. sorry, unfortunately not
    Är han här?
    (nej)Tyvärr.
    Is he here?
    Unfortunately not.

Further reading[edit]

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