Adverb
not
Pronunciation: /noːt/
needed, necessary — in not tun (to be needed)
A2
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Meanings
Adverb
- needed, necessary — in not tun (to be needed)
Example sentence
Hier tut Hilfe not.
Help is needed here.
Usage
- Hilfe tut not. — A formal expression meaning that help is needed.
- nottun / die Not — The verb infinitive is one word; the noun distress is capitalised.
Nach dem Sturm tut schnelle Hilfe not.
After the storm, swift help is needed.
Not the word you meant? See also die Not (Noun).