zwar — 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
zwar is the #247 most common word in German, a adverb. It means “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” and is pronounced /tsvaːr/.
#247frequency rank
0.03%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
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