Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | tuet |
| Past Participle | taa |
Auxiliary
haa
Alternative Forms
Etymology
From Upper Middle High German tüejen, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-Germanic *dōną. Cognate with German tun, Dutch doen, West Frisian dwaan, English do. See: Middle High German '
tüejen', Proto-Germanic '
*dōną', German, old spelling '
tun', Dutch '
doen', English '
do'.
Sample Sentences
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I tät scho gärn schpiele und jage. (I'd rather play and run around.) [1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:]
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Dr Vater goht und lot's älei. / Hät dänkt, es täg dem Göifli guet. (The father goes and leaves her alone. He'd thought it would do the child good.) [1908, Meinrad Lienert, ‘s Heiwili, page 5:]