tun

A1 Verb frequency rank #167

What tun means

Verb

to do (to perform or execute an action)
to do (harm or good, but negative by default)
to pretend, to play-act
to put, to place, to add (especially of smaller objects or ingredients)

Forms

tun · tut · tat · hat getan

Pronunciation

tun in a sentence

Haben Sie irgendeine Ahnung, was wir tun sollen?

Do you have any idea what we are supposed to do?

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tun is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #167 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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