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was tätest du

what would you do

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phrase Rare #31,474
what would you do Tätest is the subjunctive form of tun; this phrasing is less common in everyday speech than Was würdest du tun?
GE: Was tätest du, wenn du mehr Zeit hättest?
EN: What would you do if you had more time?

Was tätest du an Toms Stelle?

What would you do in Tom’s place?

Was tätest du in meiner Situation?

What would you do in my situation?

Was tätest du denn, wenn du an meiner Stelle wärst?

What would you do if you were in my place?

Was tätest du in einer solchen Situation, Tom?

What would you do in such a situation, Tom?

Was tätest du denn an Toms Stelle?

What would you do if you were in Tom’s shoes?

Wenn das geschähe, was tätest du dann?

If that happened, what would you do?

Hättest du viel Vermögen, was tätest du damit?

If you had a lot of wealth, what would you do with it?

Was tätest du in dieser Situation?

What would you do in this situation?