Leid tun

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Leid tun. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Leid tun, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Leid tun in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Leid tun you have here. The definition of the word Leid tun will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofLeid tun, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

From leid tun, treating leid as a noun Leid n.

Verb

Leid tun (irregular, third-person singular present tut Leid, past tense tat Leid, past participle Leid getan, past subjunctive täte Leid, auxiliary haben)

  1. Formerly standard spelling of leidtun which was deprecated in the spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) of 1996 as of 2006.

Usage notes

Conjugation

Further reading

  • Theodor Ickler: Die sogenannte Rechtschreibreform: Ein Schildbürgerstreich. 1997, p. 103