dar
/ˈdaɾ/ verb A1- to give, to give out · Dame mi celular. Give me my cell phone.· Te daré tiempo para jugar si terminas las tareas a tiempo. I'll give you time to play if you finish your tasks on time.
- to hand over
- to hit (from any distance) · Me han dado en la cabeza. They hit me on the head.
- to hit oneself, bump into, crash into · El coche se dio con un árbol. The car hit a tree.· Me di en el brazo contra la silla. I hit my arm on the chair.
- to encounter; to find with effort · Dimos con María. We encountered Maria.· Dimos con el edificio después de tres horas. We finally found the building after three hours.
- to emit
- to produce · Las vacas dan leche. Cows give milk.
- to perform
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- dar
- Gerund
- dando
- Past participle
- dado
- Present (yo)
- doy
- Preterite (yo)
- di
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
Diera con gusto los mejores años,
Daba sombra al escudo, en que una mano
Me das tu aliento á beber?
Qué te diera por un beso!
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