er tat

he did

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he did “Tat” is the simple past form of “tun” (to do).

GE: Er tat, was seine Mutter ihm sagte.

EN: He did what his mother told him.

Er tat es in seiner Freizeit.

He did it in his free time.

Er wusste ganz genau, was er tat.

He knew exactly what he was doing.

Er tat mir so leid.

I felt so sorry for him.

— Frau ohne Gewissen (1944)

Er tat sich zwei Stückchen Zucker in den Tee.

He put two lumps of sugar in his tea.

Er wusste, dass keinen Sinn hatte, was er tat, aber so lautete der Befehl.

He knew that what he was doing made no sense, but that was the order.

Tom wusste, dass das, was er tat, falsch war.

Tom knew what he was doing was wrong.

Nein, ich will hören, was er tat.

No, I want to hear what he did.

— Der Postmann (1994)

Ich weiß, was er tat.

I know what he did.

Er tat Zitronensaft in seinen Tee.

He put lemon juice in his tea.

Er tat es, und das sogar in ihrer Anwesenheit.

He did it, even in her presence.

Er tat recht daran zu schweigen.

He was right to remain silent.

Tom wusste ganz genau, was er tat.

Tom knew exactly what he was doing.

Er tat, was er verkündet hatte.

He did what he had announced.

Tom schien nicht zu wissen, was er tat.

Tom didn’t seem to know what he was doing.

Tom wusste, dass es falsch war, was er tat.

Tom knew what he was doing was wrong.

Er tat das alles nur für sich.

He did all this just for himself.

Tom wusste, was er tat.

Tom knew what he was doing.

Er tat sein Bestes.

He did his best.

Er tat, wonach ihm gerade der Sinn stand.

He did whatever he felt like doing.

Er tat es wegen des Geldes.

He did it for the money.

Er tat nichts als Zeitung lesen.

He did nothing but read the newspaper.

Wissen Sie, was er tat?

Do you know what he did?

— In ihren Augen (2009)

Er tat so, als würde ihm der Laden gehören.

He acted like he owned the store.

Alles, was er tat, stand mit dem Islam in Zusammenhang.

Everything he did was related to Islam.

Möchtet ihr, dass Tom für das, was er tat, bestraft wird?

Do you want Tom to be punished for what he did?

Und er tat es auch nicht.

And he didn't.

— Der unsichtbare Gast (2017)

Tom machte weiter mit dem, was er tat.

Tom continued what he was doing.

Er tat beim Kochen immer etwas Unerwartetes.

He always did something unexpected when he cooked.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Er tat mir fast leid.

I almost felt sorry for him.

Er tat schreckliche Dinge.

He did terrible things.

Tom hätte nicht tun sollen, was er tat.

Tom shouldn't have done what he did.

Er schien zu wissen, was er tat.

He seemed to know what he was doing.

Was er tat, war falsch.

What he did was wrong.

Er tat, was er wollte.

He did what he wanted.