tyvärr

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse því verr. Compare Danish desværre and Norwegian diverre.

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!

Interjection

tyvärr

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

Is he here?
Unfortunately not.

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