Neuter
Tun
Meaning
gerund of tun; doing, deeds, behaviour
tun
- (irregular) To do (to perform or execute an action).
- (irregular) [with dative] To do something (positive or negative) to someone.
- (informal, irregular) To fake; to feign; to pretend.
- (colloquial, irregular) To put, to place, to add.
- (colloquial, irregular) To work, to function.
- (irregular, reflexive, regional) To make a difference; to be different.
- (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
one’s doing
deportment, behaviour
Synonyms
Tun und Lassen
Gebahren, Aufführung, Betragen, Verhalten
Aktivsein
Gebahren
Rührigkeit
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tuːn/
Etymology
Nominalized infinitive of tun (“to do”).
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