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nottun

German, verb[ˈnoːtˌtuːn]

nottun is spelled N-O-T-T-U-N (6 letters). Nottun is a German verb meaning “to be necessary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nötig, vonnöten sein”.

What does nottun mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to be necessary

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. nötig, vonnöten sein

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 nottun

  • tut not present singular third-person
  • tat not past
  • notgetan participle past
  • täte not past subjunctive
  • haben auxiliary
  • nottuend participle present
  • notzutun infinitive infinitive-zu
  • tue not first-person indicative present
  • tun not first-person indicative plural
  • tuen not first-person plural subjunctive
  • tust not indicative present second-person
  • tuest not second-person singular subjunctive
  • tuet not plural second-person subjunctive
  • taten not first-person indicative plural
  • täten not first-person plural subjunctive
  • tatest not indicative preterite second-person
  • tatst not indicative preterite second-person
  • tatet not indicative plural preterite

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce nottun?

  • [ˈnoːtˌtuːn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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