Dictionary
tun
Meaning
- To do (to perform or execute an action).
- [with dative] To do something (positive or negative) to someone.
- To make a difference; to be different.
- (informal) To fake; to feign; to pretend.
- (colloquial) To put, to place, to add.
- (colloquial) To work, to function.
- (colloquial) Used with the preceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb
- (colloquial) Used with the following infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement
- (colloquial) Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde)
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tuːn/
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