zwar

Betekenis

Concepten

Synoniemen

(Engels)

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.
namely
Intensifies a request or command.

Frequentie

Zürich

zwar

Basel-Landschaft

zwoor

Luzern

zwar

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/tsvaːr/

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits

Overgenomen van Oudhoogduits

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.