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vertun

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German vertuon, from Old High German fartuon, firtuon (to fordo, waste, destroy), from Proto-West Germanic *fradōn, from Proto-Germanic *fardōną, *fradōną (to ruin, destroy). Equivalent to ver- + tun. Cognate with English fordo, Dutch verdoen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈtuːn]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧tun

Verb

vertun (irregular, third-person singular present vertut, past tense vertat, past participle vertan, past subjunctive vertäte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to make a mistake
    Da hab ich mich wohl vertan.I must've made a mistake.

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