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Definition 2024


дать

дать

Russian

Verb

дать (datʹ) pf (imperfective дава́ть)

  1. to give
  2. to let, to allow
    Дай мне порули́ть!
    Daj mne porulítʹ!
    Please allow me to drive!
  3. to organize, to create
    Как э́то ни стра́нно, а мы дади́м настоя́щий Восто́к в иску́сстве.
    Kak éto ni stránno, a my dadím nastojáščij Vostók v iskússtve.
    As strange as it seems, we'll conjure the true Orient in art. -Scriabin
  4. to hit, to strike, to clip, to give it to someone
    Я б ему́ так да́л за э́то!
    Ja b jemú tak dál za éto!
    I'd have given it to him for that!
  5. (slang, figuratively) to consent to sex
    А вот нафига́ вчера́ дала́ в пе́рвое же свида́ние?
    A vot nafigá včerá dalá v pérvoje že svidánije?
    And why did I have sex yesterday on the first date?

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • Negative forms with не (ne) feature alternative stress on the particle in standard Russian for masculine, neuter and plural forms past tense and past passive short participles: "не́ дал" and "не да́л", "не́ дало" and "не дало́", "не́ дали" and "не да́ли"; "не́ дан" and "не да́н", "не́ дано" and "не дано́", "не́ даны" and "не даны́".

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective