tun

Signification

(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)

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tuːn/

Étymologie

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.