tun

Meaning

(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)

make

be guilty of

try to

be effective

be efficacious

conduct oneself

engage in

have effect

pass oneself off

be just about to

be just starting to

attempt to

have a child

was man will

tätig sein

wirksam sein

Wirkung ausüben

zu Stande bringen

sich begnügen

gerade im Begriff sein

sich behelfen

vorlieb nehmen

kommen zu

was tun

ergehen

sich behelfen{vr}

funktionuckeln

nicht ausbleiben

abhalten

eine Maßnahme ergreifen

erledigen

sich benehmen

sich verhalten

Frequency

Basel-Landschaft

due

Graubünden

tua

Zürich

tue

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tuːn/

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.