/daɾ/

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Translation

to give

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Word origin

From Latin dare ('to give'). The same Indo-European root underlies the English borrowings below.

Origin
Latin
Root
dare
English cognates
donate, date

Grammar

Verb typedar - irregular

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yodoydidabadarédaría
túdasdistedabasdarásdarías
él/ella/ud.dadiodabadarádaría
nos.damosdimosdábamosdaremosdaríamos
vos.daisdisteisdabaisdaréisdaríais
ellos/uds.dandierondabandarándarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yodédieradiese
túdesdierasdieses
él/ella/ud.dédieradiese
nos.demosdiéramosdiésemos
vos.deisdieraisdieseis
ellos/uds.dendierandiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túda
ud.dé
nosotrosdemos
vosotrosdad
uds.den

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
dando
Past participle
dado

Examples

.

I am going to throw a party next Saturday.

, .

Can you give me your phone number, please.

.

Giving without expecting anything in return is very difficult.

.

The tree produces apples every summer.

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The window looks out onto the neighbour's garden.

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 7: dar, ya, ahora and 11 more words.