verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

do one's duty

do one's duty · does one's duty · did one's duty · done one's duty · doing one's duty

ходить в туалет, сходить в туалет

auf die Toilette gehen, die Toilette benutzen, austreten

Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecateSynonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate.

» You must do your duty, whether you like it or not.

Du mußt deine Pflicht tun, ob es dir gefällt oder nicht. — Waldelfe

Ihr müßt eure Pflicht tun, ob es euch gefällt oder nicht. — Waldelfe

Sie müssen Ihre Pflicht tun, ob es Ihnen gefällt oder nicht. — Waldelfe

Ты должен выполнять свои обязанности, нравится это тебе или нет. — odexed

Ти повинен виконувати свої обов'язки, подобається це тобі чи ні. — ChickenKiev

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Meaning

2 senses

(euphemistic)Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, duty.

Examples

105 sentences

You must do your duty, whether you like it or not.
Ти повинен виконувати свої обов'язки, подобається це тобі чи ні. — ChickenKiev
ruТы должен выполнять свои обязанности, нравится это тебе или нет. — odexed
deDu mußt deine Pflicht tun, ob es dir gefällt oder nicht. — Waldelfe
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I'm doing my duty.
Я роблю свою роботу. — deniko
ruЯ исполняю свой долг. — marafon
deIch tu meine Pflicht. — raggione
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One should do one's duty.
Кожен мусить виконувати свій обов'язок. — deniko
deMan sollte seine Pflicht tun. — raggione
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I had to do my duty.
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I've tried to do my duty.
ruЯ пытался исполнить свой долг. — marafon
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Origin

From doo-doo, doody, etc. used as euphemisms for shit.

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Forms

does one's duty, doing one's duty, did one's duty, done one's duty

Base form	do one's duty · to do one's duty
3rd person singular	does one's duty
Present participle	doing one's duty
Past simple	did one's duty
Past participle	done one's duty

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	do one's duty
he, she, it	does one's duty

Past simpleLesson

all persons

did one's duty

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have done one's duty
he, she, it	has done one's duty

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will do one's duty

Synonyms

2 synonyms

use the toileturinate and Thesaurus:defecate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle