I have just seen this sentence “Tu das nicht”.
Why do we shorten the word “tun” here?
Why do we shorten the word “tun” here?
Tu das nicht
RexV
June 2, 2019
Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor
June 24, 2019
Hallo RexV,
In this instance, tu isn't really a shortened form of the verb tun "to do"; rather, it's a conjugated form. This is a command, so it's conjugated for du "you" in the imperative form.
Tschüss!
Liss
In this instance, tu isn't really a shortened form of the verb tun "to do"; rather, it's a conjugated form. This is a command, so it's conjugated for du "you" in the imperative form.
Tschüss!
Liss