betun
German, verb/bəˈtuːn/
betun is spelled B-E-T-U-N (5 letters). Betun is a German verb meaning “to care for, strive for” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich auf etwas umständliche Art, aber durchaus freundlich, mit etwas beschäftigen”.
What does betun mean in English?
verb
- 1
datedto care for, strive for
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich auf etwas umständliche Art, aber durchaus freundlich, mit etwas beschäftigen 2. sich nicht richtig trauen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of betun
- betut present singular third-person
- betat past
- betan participle past
- betäte past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- betuend participle present
- betue first-person indicative present
- betuen first-person plural subjunctive
- betust indicative present second-person
- betuest second-person singular subjunctive
- betuet plural second-person subjunctive
- betaten first-person indicative plural
- betäten first-person formal plural
- betatest indicative preterite second-person
- betatst indicative preterite second-person
- betatet indicative plural preterite
- betätest formal rare second-person
- betätet formal plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce betun?
- /bəˈtuːn/
- [bəˈtuːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.