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tut
     1. v. third-person singular present of tun
           Es tut mir leid. - I am sorry.
     2. v. second-person plural present of tun
     3. v. plural imperative of tun
     tun
          1. v. To do (to perform or execute an action).
                Tu es! - Do it!
                Man tut, was man kann. - One does what one can.
                Er tat das, was man ihm gesagt hat. - He did as he was told.
                Das einzige, was er je tat, war arbeiten. - The only thing he ever did was work.
          2. v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone.
                Der tut Ihnen nichts! - He won't hurt you! (said for example about a dog)
                Mein Mann hat mir so viel Gutes getan. - My husband has done me so much good.
          3. v. To make a difference; to be different.
                Tut sich das viel? - Does that make much of a difference?
                Die beiden Kameras tun sich nichts. - The two cameras are no different i.e. neither better than the other.
          4. v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend.
                Er hat nur so getan. - He just faked it.
                Er tut, als ob er nichts wüsste. - He pretends to know nothing.
          5. v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add.
                Tu das hier rein. - Put it in here.
                Ich würde noch was Salz an die Kartoffeln tun. - I would add some more salt to the potatoes.
          6. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function.
                Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore.
          7. v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb
                Er singt immer noch gern, aber tanzen tut er gar nicht mehr. - He still loves singing, but as to dancing, he doesn't do that anymore at all.
          8. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement)
                Ich tu doch zuhören! - I am listening! (as a response to the reproach that one is not)
                Ich tu das jetzt mal aufräumen. - I’m cleaning this up now.
          9. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde))
                Ich tät mir das noch mal überlegen. - I would think about that again.
im
     1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
     in
          1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
                Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
                Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
                Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
                Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
                Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
          2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
                in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
          3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
                Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
                im Alter - in old age
                im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
                in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
          4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
                Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
                Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
                Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
          5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Nacken
     1. n-m. (anatomy) nape of the neck
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
So
     1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
     2. adv. so, such, that
           Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
           Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
           Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
           so und so - such and such
     3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
           Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
     4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
           Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
     5. adv. then (in that case)
           Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
     6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
           Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
     7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
     8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
           So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
     9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
           Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
           Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
     10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
           Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
     11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
Weh
     1. n. psychological suffering; misery, woe
     2. n. (less commonly) physical suffering, pain
     3. adj. sore, painful
     4. interj. alas! woe!
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