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Tat

deed

noun TAHT Less Common
People & Society Crime

Origin: from tun ('to do')

Also means

act

Usage Note

Tat is feminine and means a 'deed' or 'act', derived from tun. It anchors the useful adverbial in der Tat ('indeed') and the criminal-law term die Tat ('the offence'). The phrase Worte und Taten means 'words and deeds'.

Examples

"Das war eine mutige Tat."

Natural Translation

That was a brave deed.

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