Verb

tun

Translation

(you) do, (you) perform, (you) put

Was tust du da?

What are you doing there?

Du tust mir einen Gefallen.

You are doing me a favour.

Tust du bitte das Salz auf den Tisch?

Will you please put the salt on the table?

((sth.)) to do sth. What are you doing right now?

((sb.dat)) ((sth.acc)) to do sth. for sb. You are doing me a favour.

Synonyms: machen (to make), handeln (to act)

From Old High German 'tuon', cognate with English 'do'. The '-st' ending marks the second-person singular ('du').

Remember that 'tust' always goes with 'du' (you, singular informal). A key phrase is 'Was tust du?' (What are you doing?).