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dar

to give

verb DAHR Common

Origin: From Latin dare.

Usage Note

Dar has highly irregular preterite forms: di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron — and these use no accent marks, unlike -er/-ir verbs. The phrase dar un paseo ('to take a walk') and da igual ('it doesn't matter') are extremely common. Darse cuenta (reflexive) means 'to realize'.

Examples

"Le di las gracias."

Natural Translation

I thanked him.

Literal Translation

To-him I-gave the thanks.

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