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Tat
     1. n-f. deed
     2. n-f. act, action
           ein Mann der Tat - a man of action
     3. n-f. (law) crime, offense
     4. v. first-person singular preterite of tun
     5. v. third-person singular preterite 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.
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
Tätigkeit
     1. n-f. activity
     2. n-f. job
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