tun
Signification (English)
- (irregular) To do (to perform or execute an action).
- (irregular) [with dative] To do something (positive or negative) to someone.
- (irregular,reflexive) To make a difference; to be different.
- (informal,irregular) To fake; to feign; to pretend.
- (colloquial,irregular) To put, to place, to add.
- (colloquial,irregular) To work, to function.
- (colloquial,irregular) Used with the preceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb
- (colloquial,irregular,nonstandard) Used with the following infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement
- (colloquial,irregular,nonstandard) Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde)
Concepts
se comporter
n’avoir rien à voir
se débrouiller
Synonyms
was man will
tätig sein
wirksam sein
Wirkung ausüben
zu Stande bringen
sich begnügen
gerade im Begriff sein
sich behelfen
vorlieb nehmen
was tun
sich behelfen{vr}
funktionuckeln
nicht ausbleiben
eine Maßnahme ergreifen
erledigen
sich benehmen
sich verhalten
Fréquence
Dialectes
canton de Bâle-Campagne
due
canton des Grisons
tua
canton de Zurich
tue
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/tuːn/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
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.
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