zwar

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. Signals a following contrary clause, which is usually introduced with aber (“but”), stressing that the speaker is aware of the contradiction, but that it does not invalidate the statement.
  2. namely
  3. Intensifies a request or command.

Frequenz

A2
Dialekte

Zürich

Zürich

zwar

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

zwoor

Luzern

Luzern

zwar

Daten bereitgestellt von: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/tsvaːr/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle High German zwāre, contraction of ze wāre (“verily, indeed”), from Old High German zi wāre (8th c.). Equivalent to zu + wahr. The concessive use developed first in cognate Middle Low German twâre. Compare Czech sice.

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