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"To give" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jul 12, 2019 (see all)
дава́ть
[ da-vát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Accusative, Dative
Perfective - дать (see below)
to give

The perfective aspect

to give

Useful information

Дава́ть in its command form (davai) is used by Russians to say "let's". You can learn more about it here: commands for the 1st and 3d person in Russian.

Examples of "To give" in Russian

  • Дава́й договори́мся на сре́ду.

    da-váî da-ga-va-réem-sya na sryé-du

    Let's agree on Wednesday.

  • Он не дава́л никаки́х обеща́ний.

    on nye da-vál nee-ka-kéeh a-bee-schá-neeî

    He made (gave) no promises.

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Same stem words

to pass, to hand over; to tell, to communicate, to transmit

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