tun

Meaning

1. (irregular) To do (to perform or execute an action).
2. (irregular) [with dative] To do something (positive or negative) to someone.
3. (irregular,reflexive) To make a difference; to be different.
4. (informal,irregular) To fake; to feign; to pretend.
5. (colloquial,irregular) To put, to place, to add.
6. (colloquial,irregular) To work, to function.
7. (colloquial,irregular) Used with the preceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb
8. (colloquial,irregular,nonstandard) Used with the following infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement
9. (colloquial,irregular,nonstandard) Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde)

Concepts

do

make

act

put

perform

work

cause

build

construct

set

produce

commit

carry out

play

doing

be guilty of

perpetrate

create

lay

lay down

locate

pass oneself off

place

pose

position

posture

put down

concoct

fabricate

manufacture

affect

avail

be effective

be efficacious

have effect

impact

impinge

move

operate

take action

render

wage

establish

implement

install

done

have a child

try to

attempt to

be just about to

be just starting to

serve

conduct oneself

finish up

accomplish

achieve

drink

hear

do what

apply

engage in

provoke

stir up

to do with

ask

stage

bear

engender

induce

behave

deal

grapple

manage

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tuːn/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Dennoch bleibt viel zu tun .

A great deal, however, remains to be done.

England kann sehr viel mehr für Europa tun als es selbst glaubt .

The United Kingdom can bring much more than it believes it can to Europe.

Was ist auf nationaler Ebene zu tun ?

What must be done at national level?

Bei den Phosphaten bleibt allerdings noch eine Menge zu tun .

As far as phosphates are concerned however there is still much to be done.

Vieles bleibt in Vietnam im Bereich der Reformen noch zu tun .

There remains much to be done along the road to reform in Vietnam.

Ich fürchte , all dies hat mit ideologischer Verblendung zu tun .

All this, I fear, has to do with ideological obfuscation.