Neuter
Tun
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)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tuːn/
Etymology
Nominalized infinitive of tun (“to do”).
one’s doing
deportment, behaviour
Tun und Lassen
Gebahren, Aufführung, Betragen, Verhalten
Aktivsein
Gebahren
Rührigkeit
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