unfortunately in English: You say this before bad news, to show you are sorry about it. (adverb)

Translation

You say this before bad news, to show you are sorry about it.

Word origin

From fortunate plus un- and -ly, from Latin fortuna meaning luck.

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"Unfortunately" often starts the sentence, followed by a comma.

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Here the word warns the listener that bad news is coming.

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"Unfortunately for us" says who the bad luck was bad for.

sad

Feeling unhappy, often wanting to cry.

bad

Not good; of low quality, or causing harm or trouble.

luck

Good or bad things that happen to you by chance.

sorry

Feeling sad about something you did wrong or about something bad that happened.

happen

To take place, often without being planned.

unfortunate

Having bad luck, or caused by bad luck.

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