tut

Meaning

(form-of,present,singular,third-person) third-person singular present of tun
(form-of,plural,present,second-person) inflection of tun:
(form-of,imperative,plural) inflection of tun:

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/tuːt/

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tun

(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)

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Sentences

Es tut ihr furchtbar leid .

She's terribly sorry.

Es tut dies mit klaren Worten und häufig mit großer Mehrheit .

It does so clearly and often by a large majority.

Wenn man
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zwei
2

Sachen gleichzeitig tut , kommt bei beidem meistens nur Pfusch raus .

If you do two things at the same time, you usually only get messy out of both.

Dasselbe Problem tut sich bei der Rekrutierung von Personal auf .

The same problem occurs in the recruitment of personnel.

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