zwar

Anlam (English)

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; only in the form und zwar

Concepts

gerçi

evet

her ne kadar

yani

Synonyms

freilich

allerdings

wohl

immerhin

obgleich

wenn auch

obschon

gewiss

ja doch

ja

d.h.

das heißt

doch

nämlich

obwohl

und zwar

wenn … auch

aber

Dialects

Zürih

zwar

Basel-Landschaft

zwoor

Luzern

zwar

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/tsvaːr/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from Ortaçağ Yüksek Almancası: zwāre

Inherited from Eski Yüksek Almanca: zi wāre

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.