No. 394 in Estonian

paraku

Unfortunately.

In a sentence

Paraku ei ole meil täna aega, et koos lõunatada.
Unfortunately, we don't have time to have lunch together today.
Indicates an unfortunate or regrettable limitation.
Ta üritas oma parima anda, paraku ei õnnestunud tal ülesannet lahendada.
He/She tried their best, but unfortunately, they couldn’t solve the task.
Expresses an unfortunate result despite effort.
Ma lootsin, et saame head uudised, kuid paraku tuli siiski halb sõnum.
I hoped we would get good news, but unfortunately, we received bad news instead.
Conveys disappointment in contrast to expectation.

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