Swedish adverb · interjection· top 1,000 most common

tyvärr

unfortunately

tyvärr as an adverb

Meaning

unfortunately

In Swedish: dessvärre, olyckligtvis

tyvärr as an interjection

Meaning

sorry, unfortunately not

Practise tyvärr

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What does tyvärr mean?

tyvärr in a sentence

jag kan tyvärr inte komma
unfortunately, I cannot come
Is he here?
Unfortunately not.

Questions

What does tyvärr mean in English?

tyvärr means “unfortunately”.

Similar words

dessvärrenej

Origin

Contraction of ty värr 'the worse', from Old Swedish thy vær, from Old Norse því verr.

Nearby common words

tyvärr is number 638 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

634lyckas succeed
635the alternative spelling of te (tea)
636satt sat
637varsågod here you are
639agent agent, spy
640tja well
641sekund second
642samtal discussion, conversation

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