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ITALIAN VERB

dare

to give

  • #11 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: dato
  • Gerund: dando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I give
  2. tu you give
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she gives
  4. noi we give
  5. voi you all give
  6. loro they give

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I gave
  2. tu you gave
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she gave
  4. noi we gave
  5. voi you all gave
  6. loro they gave

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to give
  2. tu you used to give
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to give
  4. noi we used to give
  5. voi you all used to give
  6. loro they used to give

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will give
  2. tu you will give
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will give
  4. noi we will give
  5. voi you all will give
  6. loro they will give

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would give
  2. tu you would give
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would give
  4. noi we would give
  5. voi you all would give
  6. loro they would give

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I give
  2. tu (that) you give
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she give
  4. noi (that) we give
  5. voi (that) you all give
  6. loro (that) they give

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu give!
  2. Lei give! (formal)
  3. noi give! (let’s)
  4. voi give! (all of you)

How to use dare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ti do un passaggio alla stazione?

    Shall I give you a lift to the station?

  2. Past

    Gli ho dato il mio numero di telefono.

    I gave him my phone number.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia nonna mi dava sempre dieci euro a Natale.

    My grandmother always gave me ten euros at Christmas.

  4. Future

    Ti darò una risposta entro domani.

    I'll give you an answer by tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Daresti un'occhiata alla mia valigia?

    Would you keep an eye on my suitcase?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che ci diano una camera con vista.

    I hope they give us a room with a view.

  7. Imperative

    Da' una mano a tuo fratello, per favore.

    Give your brother a hand, please.

Good to know

  • Dà, he gives, has an accent; da, from, has none.
  • Dare una mano is to give a hand; dare del tu is to call someone tu.

Where you hear dare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Le do un volantino. I'll give you a leaflet.
  • Mi ha dato un volantino. She gave me a leaflet.
  • Daremo un volantino a ogni casa. We will give a leaflet to every house.

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Le do un volantino. I'll give you a leaflet.
  • Mi ha dato un volantino. She gave me a leaflet.
  • Daremo un volantino a ogni casa. We will give a leaflet to every house.
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Door to Door

Advanced Level 2 · Va bene. Mi dia il volantino.

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Pietro's Wheat

Advanced Level 3 · Te lo do a quaranta al quintale.

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Asking Bruna for Help

Advanced Level 3 · Ti do le chiavi stasera.

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The Airport

Fluency Level 3 · Mi dia un bicchiere d'acqua.

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Rosa at Arrivals

Fluency Level 3 · Certo. Dammi il braccio, zia. Andiamo a casa.

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The Cemetery

Fluency Level 3 · No, resta. Dammi i fiori.

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Filomena's Kitchen

Fluency Level 3 · Dammi la farina. E le uova.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -are verb.