tun

Betekenis

1. (irregular) To do (to perform or execute an action).
2. (irregular) [with dative] To do something (positive or negative) to someone.
3. (irregular,reflexive) To make a difference; to be different.
4. (informal,irregular) To fake; to feign; to pretend.
5. (colloquial,irregular) To put, to place, to add.
6. (colloquial,irregular) To work, to function.
7. (colloquial,irregular) Used with the preceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb
8. (colloquial,irregular,nonstandard) Used with the following infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement
9. (colloquial,irregular,nonstandard) Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde)

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tuːn/

Etimologie

From Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic *dōn, from Proto-Germanic *dōną, derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, set, place”). Cognate with English do.

Sinne

Dennoch bleibt viel zu tun .

A great deal, however, remains to be done.

England kann sehr viel mehr für Europa tun als es selbst glaubt .

The United Kingdom can bring much more than it believes it can to Europe.

Was ist auf nationaler Ebene zu tun ?

What must be done at national level?

Bei den Phosphaten bleibt allerdings noch eine Menge zu tun .

As far as phosphates are concerned however there is still much to be done.

Vieles bleibt in Vietnam im Bereich der Reformen noch zu tun .

There remains much to be done along the road to reform in Vietnam.

Ich fürchte , all dies hat mit ideologischer Verblendung zu tun .

All this, I fear, has to do with ideological obfuscation.