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dar
to give
A versatile verb built around the core idea of "giving"
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donor
one who gives
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-ar
verb suffix
Dar means to give and is related to the English word donor0.
dar
to give
To hand something over to someone.
- Dame las llaves = Give me the keys
- Le di un regalo a mi madre = I gave my mother a gift
to produce, to yield, to bear
To give something is to produce or yield it.
- Este manzano da muchísima fruta = This apple tree produces a lot of fruit (gives a lot of fruit)
- El negocio da buenas ganancias = The business yields good profits (gives good profits)
to give, to make (a feeling)
When something 'gives' you a feeling.
- Me da miedo la oscuridad = The dark makes me scared (gives me fear)
- Me da vergüenza hablar en público = Speaking in public makes me embarrassed (gives me shame)
to show, to play (a film or show)
A theater or TV channel 'gives' you a film by showing it.
- ¿Qué dan esta noche en la tele? = What are they showing on TV tonight? (what are they giving on TV tonight?)
- Van a dar esa serie otra vez = They’re going to play that series again (they're going to give that series again)
to strike (a clock)
A clock gives the time.
- El reloj dio las doce = The clock struck twelve (the clock gave twelve)
- Oí cuando dio las diez = I heard it strike ten (I heard it give ten)
to deal (cards)
To give out cards to players.
- ¿Quién va a dar esta ronda? = Who's going to deal this round? (who's going to give this round?)
- Él dio las cartas mal = He dealt the cards wrong (he gave the cards wrong)
dar a
to face, to overlook, to look onto
When a window or door "gives to" a street or view, it faces or overlooks it.
- La ventana da al jardín = The window overlooks the garden (the window gives to the garden)
- Mi apartamento da al norte = My apartment faces north (my apartment gives to the north)
dar con
to find, to come up with, to hit upon
When you give something, you're causing something to reach a target. The 'con' shifts the focus to giving contact 'with' something, leading to the sense of coming across or finding something.
- Por fin dio con la solución = She finally found the solution (she finally gave contact with the solution)
- Nadie ha dado con la respuesta = Nobody has come up with the answer (nobody has given contact with the answer)
dar por
to consider, to regard as, to accept as
To give something the status of something else. The 'por' marks equivalence, by stating what you're giving it as.
- Dalo por hecho = Consider it done (give it as done)
- Se dio por vencido después de varios intentos = He gave up after several attempts (he gave himself as defeated)
darle a
to press, to hit (a button or mechanism)
When you give something, you're directing energy or motion towards a target. With a button or mechanism, you direct energy towards it by pressing or hitting it.
- Dale al botón para encender la luz = Press the button to turn on the light (give energy towards the button and press it)
- ¿Le diste al interruptor? = Did you hit the switch? (give energy to the switch and hit it)
to be into, to be hooked on (a habit)
When you give your time or energy to a habit, you're interested in it.
- Últimamente le ha dado mucho a la guitarra = Lately he's been really into playing guitar (he's given a lot of energy to the guitar)
- Después de probarlo, le dio al surf = After trying it, he got hooked on surfing (he's given a lot of energy to surfing)
darse
to occur, to happen, to arise
When you give something, you present it, and when something "presents itself," it shows up or happens.
- Una oportunidad así no se da muy a menudo = An opportunity like this doesn't arise very often
- Se da el caso de que ambos tienen razón = It happens that both of them are right
to take to, to give oneself over to
To give yourself over to something by surrendering to it.
- Se dio a la bebida después de perder su trabajo = He took to drinking after losing his job (he gave himself to drinking)
- Se dio a las artes desde muy joven = She gave herself over to the arts from a young age