tun — to do (to perform or execute an action); to do (harm or good, but negative by default)
tun is the #117 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to do (to perform or execute an action); to do (harm or good, but negative by default)” and is pronounced /tuːn/.
#117frequency rank
0.07%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of tun
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tut | he/she · present | he/she does |
| tat | past | did |
| getan | past participle | done |
| täte | subjunctive past | did |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| tun | infinitive | to do |
| tuend | -ing form | doing |
| tue | I · present | I do |
| tun | we · present | we do |
| tue | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I do |
| tuen | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we do |
| tust | you · present | you do |
| tut | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) do |
| tuest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you do |
| tuet | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) do |
| tun | they · present | they do |
| tue | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she do |
| tuen | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they do |
| tat | I · past | I did |
| taten | we · past | we did |
| täte | I · subjunctive II (would / if) | I would do |
| täten | we · subjunctive II (would / if) | we would do |
| tatest | you · past | you did |
| tatst | you · past | you did |
| tatet | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) did |
| tätest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | you would do |
| tätet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | you (pl.) would do |
| tat | he/she · past | he/she did |
| taten | they · past | they did |
| täte | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) | he/she would do |
| täten | they · subjunctive II (would / if) | they would do |
| tu | you · command | do! |
| tue | you · command | do! |
| tut | you (pl.) · command | do! (to several) |
| thun | alternative, obsolete |
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