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Author:  mario2000 [ Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:18 am ]
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:aiga:

Author:  Daramue [ Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:31 am ]
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Well, I know "Suvarri!", his Japanese saying, meant "Flatly" or "bluntly", so I'd imagine Zvarri means the same thing.

Unless I'm not remembering correctly.

Author:  surasshu [ Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:01 am ]
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I think it's just an exclamation, without any real intended meaning. Kinda like something a magician would say, like, "Hocus-pocus" or something like that.

I love it. LOVE it. I'm saying it. :agia-shock:

Zvarri!

Author:  Mr. Bear Jew [ Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:27 am ]
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If it's just an exclamation then couldn't it be a valid substitute for "Eureka!", even though that word has an actual definition...?

Author:  Mayhem [ Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:39 am ]
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surasshu wrote:
I think it's just an exclamation, without any real intended meaning. Kinda like something a magician would say, like, "Hocus-pocus" or something like that.


That's what I took it to be as well... as someone who used to perform magic, it does have a certain quality about it for that sort of performance :)

Author:  Baki-Kun [ Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:35 pm ]
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When he says it, it makes me smile.

Author:  ButzPuff [ Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:04 pm ]
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Baki-Kun wrote:
When he says it, it makes me smile.

Who doesn't smile when he says Zvarri!? :larry2:

I figured that Zvarri! was what he said to show he was excited at the moment or perhaps had a moment of inspiration. :inspect:

Author:  Baki-Kun [ Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:57 am ]
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There's some pure scummy bit where that Gumshoe says it, and the Judge says something like, "Ooh, it sounds German, mate!"

I wonder if it is German? - Who knows!

Author:  Mr. Bear Jew [ Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:25 am ]
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I'm pretty sure Zvarri has no connection to any known language other than English as an exclamation of sorts.

Author:  GearsoftheApparatus [ Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:23 am ]
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Agent Macbeth wrote:
If it's just an exclamation then couldn't it be a valid substitute for "Eureka!", even though that word has an actual definition...?


That's how I interpret it to be.

Author:  Count Scofula [ Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:27 pm ]
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Baki-Kun wrote:
There's some pure scummy bit where that Gumshoe says it, and the Judge says something like, "Ooh, it sounds German, mate!"

I wonder if it is German? - Who knows!


Well, zwar (pronounced 'zvar') is German which is used as 'admittedly'; 'it's true'; 'actually'; 'in fact'; etc. The phrase 'und zwar' = to be exact.

Probably has no connection, but hey. It's the closest German word I could think of.

Author:  Baki-Kun [ Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:58 pm ]
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No, Count. I'd say it was safe to make that connection.

And it makes a lot of sense, too, doesn't it? - The meaning of the word zwar, that you gave.

I learn something new, everyday.

Author:  Turbo [ Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:45 pm ]
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I found it hilarious how characters were saying it occasionally after that case. (I remembered Maya saying it at least once.)

Author:  Joebucks [ Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:03 pm ]
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It's like saying "Bwaaah?" or "Hwoo?" or "Ae?"

Author:  LuigiHann [ Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:34 pm ]
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Godot Fan wrote:
It's like saying "Bwaaah?" or "Hwoo?" or "Ae?"

What? No. It's more like saying "Aha!" or "Elementary!"

Author:  Salaskan [ Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:48 pm ]
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LuigiHann wrote:
Godot Fan wrote:
It's like saying "Bwaaah?" or "Hwoo?" or "Ae?"

What? No. It's more like saying "Aha!" or "Elementary!"

Or "surprise!", or "bingo!".
Baki-Kun wrote:
I wonder if it is German? - Who knows!

It sounds more like it's Russian or something.

Author:  Count Scofula [ Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:19 pm ]
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I looked a bit more into other languages, and found out that zavaří is a Polish word which looks similar to zvarri (I have no idea about how you pronounce zavaří, though, as I don't speak Polish).

Nor do I have any idea what it means, because all online Polish-English dictionaries seem to be failing me, but you do get a significant amount of search results if you search the word on the Polish Google site. (Google.pl).

But yeah, I don't think it needs to be looked into this far... We've got the basic gist of it, right? I'd say more or less just an exclamation, as has already been discussed.

Author:  LForLotta [ Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:35 pm ]
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For me it's just a word who makes :aiga: looks German.
Also he uses it like Elementary.

DON'T FORGET THAT ZVARRI SOUND LIKE SUVARI!
Maybe it's the point of this translation, a word who sounds like the real word.

Author:  Jibo [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:09 pm ]
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I always pronounce it "Zafari!" for some reason. Like a Safari. =D
I bet he says it in the sack too. >.>

Author:  The Sandwich [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:12 pm ]
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Godot Fan wrote:
It's like saying "Bwaaah?" or "Hwoo?" or "Ae?"


...for the love of GOD.

Author:  TheeGoblin [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:16 pm ]
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Jibo wrote:
I always pronounce it "Zafari!" for some reason. Like a Safari. =D


ooh thats how you say it, I've been saying Safari aswell...still cant manage to say it correctly.

(ah i see what you mean, edit'd)

Author:  The Sandwich [ Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:20 pm ]
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TheeGoblin wrote:
ooh thats how you say it, I've been saying Safari aswell...still cant manage to say it correctly.


If you're talking about GodotFan's rather silly response, nah.

If you're talking about Jibo's post, that's the closest I could get it.

Author:  Connor?! [ Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:35 am ]
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I wish they used "Eureka!" or "Elementary!" or something instead of "Zvarri!".

Author:  MercuryKitten [ Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:54 pm ]
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I exclaimed Zvarri! in class today, when I figured out the problem.
;_; So many stares...I love that he says that, and not just Eureka! or Elementary!, depending on your interpretation. It gives him so much more character.

Author:  iloveedgeworth [ Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:49 pm ]
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Well i think it's like a made up exclamation for something like 'eureka' or 'ive got it'
kind of like a moment of inspiration!!!!

It makes me laugh when he says it too. it totally fits his character!

i wanna say it too now
ZVARRI! the truth has been revealed to me!
omg i love that case :aiga: :zaviaar: :agia-shock:

Author:  Cann Kelly [ Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:51 pm ]
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I think, that's only his art to say hello to someone.. :yuusaku:

Author:  Darth Wiader [ Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:42 pm ]
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Count Scofula wrote:
I looked a bit more into other languages, and found out that zavaří is a Polish word which looks similar to zvarri (I have no idea about how you pronounce zavaří, though, as I don't speak Polish).


Sorry for necromancy posting... but zavaří isn't actually a Polish word.
There isn't such letter as ř in Polish alphabet at all (only in Silesian dialect).
I'm pretty sure it is a Czech word, but is has nothing in common with Zvarri.

Author:  cumcad99 [ Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:44 am ]
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I'm here to revive this thread and to provide the most definite answer to this topic:
Zvarri, or in the original Japanese text "zuvari(ズヴァリ)", is just Capcom's invented word based on "zubari(ズバリ)", meaning "to put it bluntly" in Japanese.
As you might know there's no distinction between the L and R sounds in Japanese, neither does B and V.
It's not Polish or German, but an invented exclamation in Japanese. Case closed!

(Actually Daramue hit it right on the nose)

Author:  Sjibbey [ Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:48 pm ]
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cumcad99 wrote:
I'm here to revive this thread and to provide the most definite answer to this topic:
Zvarri, or in the original Japanese text "zuvari(ズヴァリ)", is just Capcom's invented word based on "zubari(ズバリ)", meaning "to put it bluntly" in Japanese.
As you might know there's no distinction between the L and R sounds in Japanese, neither does B and V.
It's not Polish or German, but an invented exclamation in Japanese. Case closed!

(Actually Daramue hit it right on the nose)


The more you know...

Author:  Wooster [ Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:48 pm ]
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These are the best necros. =)

Author:  Sligneris [ Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:15 pm ]
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Count Scofula wrote:
I looked a bit more into other languages, and found out that zavaří is a Polish word which looks similar to zvarri (I have no idea about how you pronounce zavaří, though, as I don't speak Polish).

Nor do I have any idea what it means, because all online Polish-English dictionaries seem to be failing me, but you do get a significant amount of search results if you search the word on the Polish Google site. (Google.pl).

But yeah, I don't think it needs to be looked into this far... We've got the basic gist of it, right? I'd say more or less just an exclamation, as has already been discussed.


...I am Polish and there is not such word in our language. Maybe you mistook it for Czech?

Edit: Definitely. It means "welded" >_>

Author:  Mikumo_Ichijoh [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:20 pm ]
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As a Japanese person, I can shed a light. It is, indeed, a Japanese saying, although most would certainly spell (with Alphabets) as "zubari/zubali."

It came from a sound of cutting into something with a sword/knife, etc. As an expression, it vaguely means "to the point" or similar. "Zubari (zvarri) okotae shimashou" = "I'll answer it directly to the point."

Someone wrote "Eureka" as the equivelent earlier in the thread. I think that's the closest.

...Oh, I guess I only read the first few posts and jumped. It was already answered. Sorry for resurrecting an old thread.

Author:  foguwa [ Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:45 pm ]
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I've alway thought that it's Atmey's version of Eureka, or a proclamation of discovery or an expression of passion (which Atmey seems to be very prone to)
Oh and I don't know how people pronounce it but I kind of like to put an emphasis on the "va" in "zavarri" and roll the "rr". Does anyone else do this?
I dunno, makes it more melodramatic to me!

Author:  Jaybou [ Sat Jan 16, 2016 11:07 pm ]
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I think it means something along the lines of, "Huzzah!" :atmey:

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