unfortunately

maalesef, ne yazık ki

Söylenen durumdan üzüntü ya da hayal kırıklığı duyulduğunu belirtir.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Used to show that you are sad or disappointed about what you are saying.

• Unfortunately, I cannot come tonight.
• We arrived early, but unfortunately the shop was closed.
• Unfortunately for us, the last train had already left.

Eş anlamlılar: sadly, regrettably

Zıt anlamlılar: fortunately

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: unfortunately for someone, unfortunately not, unfortunately unavailable, unfortunately impossible

talihsizce, şanssızlık sonucu

Kötü şans ya da talihsiz bir olay yüzünden.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Because of bad luck or an unlucky event.

• The meeting unfortunately coincided with a train strike.
• He unfortunately stepped on the only broken tile.
• Their visit was unfortunately timed during a week of storms.

Eş anlamlılar: unluckily

Zıt anlamlılar: fortunately

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: unfortunately placed, unfortunately timed, unfortunately caught