jammer

Intj

too bad, unfortunately

Adj

1. unfortunate, sad
2. (predicative) too bad, a pity

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of jammeren:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of jammeren:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of jammeren:

jammeren

to yammer, whine

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjɑ.mər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: jammer

Inherited from Old Dutch: iāmer

In summary

From Middle Dutch jammer, from Old Dutch iāmer, from Proto-Germanic *jēmaraz (“miserable, sorrowful”).

Concepts

unfortunately

regrettably

alas

pity

shame

unfortunate

regrettable

sadly

unhappily

unluckily

that’s too bad

what a pity

unfelicitously

accidental

生憎

a pity

damage

damned

loss

regretfully

sad to say

tough

Synonyms

helaas

spijtig

jammer genoeg

tot mijn spijt

ongelukkigerwijs

tot onze spijt

betreurenswaardig

ongelukkig

schade

Translations

leider

bedauerlich

malheureusement

lamentavelmente

bedauerlicherweise

infelizmente

niestety

desgraciadamente

desgraçadamente

dommage

purtroppo

regrettabilemente

szkoda

schade

per sfortuna

Sentences

Het is in dit opzicht jammer dat we halverwege zijn gestopt .

In this respect, it is a pity that we stopped halfway.

Voorzitter , jammer genoeg heeft de rapporteur gelijk .

- (NL) Mr President, unfortunately, the rapporteur is right.

Het is jammer dat er zoveel olifanten gedood worden voor hun ivoren slagtanden.

It is a pity that so many elephants are killed for their ivory tusks.