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.
Meaning & usage
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.
Dieser Rock ist zwar teuer, aber ich kaufe ihn trotzdem.
Wir hatten zwar viele Probleme, aber letztlich hat es sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt.
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Aber dann hab ich mir doch eins gekauft, und zwar das blaue.
Er hat was Tolles gemacht! Und zwar hat er geschmacksfreies Eis erfunden.
Intensifies a request or command.
Du musst gehen, und zwar sofort!
Where this word comes from
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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