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RUSSIAN VERB

дать

to give (once)

  • #17 most used
  • Perfective verb

Conjugation

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Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he gave
  2. она she gave
  3. оно it gave
  4. они they gave

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will give
  2. ты you will give
  3. он, она, оно he/she will give
  4. мы we will give
  5. вы you all will give
  6. они they will give

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would give
  2. она she would give
  3. оно it would give
  4. они they would give

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты give!
  2. вы give! (formal, or all of you)

How to use дать

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

  1. Past

    Бабушка дала нам денег на мороженое.

    Grandma gave us money for ice cream.

  2. Future

    Я дам тебе ключ от квартиры.

    I'll give you the key to the flat.

  3. Conditional

    Я бы дала тебе книгу, но её взяла сестра.

    I'd give you the book, but my sister took it.

  4. Imperative

    Дайте, пожалуйста, два билета до Казани.

    Two tickets to Kazan, please.

Good to know

  • Дать has its own table: дам, дашь, даст, дадим, дадите, дадут. Дай! is give me; дай мне подумать, let me think.

Where you hear дать

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Russian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Дай мне телефон. Give me the phone.
  • Нам дали пятницу. They gave us Friday.
  • Клуб даст нам зал. The club will give us the hall.

Russian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Дай мне телефон. Give me the phone.
  • Нам дали пятницу. They gave us Friday.
  • Клуб даст нам зал. The club will give us the hall.
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Everything's Ready

Intermediate Level 1 · нам дали пятницу

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Without a Permit

Intermediate Level 2 · Я бы дала вам ставку, но без разрешения на работу не могу.

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Second Place

Intermediate Level 2 · Если бы не экзамены, дал бы выходной.

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You Should Have Said

Advanced Level 2 · Настрою ещё раз, бесплатно. И дам цену на колки.

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Receive Your Daughter

Advanced Level 3 · Дай её мне, она голодная.

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In Case Something Comes of It

Fluency Level 2 · Этот длиннее. Дайте нам человека, а не сюжет.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: perfective verb.