taugt

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʊ̯kt/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /taʊ̯xt/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Homophone: taucht (regional)

Verb

taugt

1. inflection of taugen:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person plural present
   3. plural imperative

   Was sagt man zu einem Taucher, der nicht tauchen kann? – Der taugt nicht.

   What do you say about a diver who can’t dive? – He’s no good.

   (pun based on the regional phonetic merger)