What does dar mean in English?

Dar means "to give" in English.

How do you conjugate dar in Spanish?

Dar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with dar?

Common idiomatic expressions using dar include: "dar las gracias" (to give thanks / to thank), "dar a luz" (to give birth), "dar por hecho" (to take for granted / to assume). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using dar?

Dar is irregular in several tenses, particularly in present subjunctive and preterite

What verbs are related to dar?

Verbs related to dar include: entregar. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use dar in a sentence?

Example: "Te doy un regalo." which means "I give you a gift." in English.

What are synonyms for dar?

Spanish synonyms for dar include: entregar, otorgar, regalar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Dar

to give

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

dar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

dando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

dado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	doy I give	I give
tú	das you give	you give
él/ella/usted	da he/she/you gives	he/she/you gives
nosotros	damos we give	we give
vosotros	dais you all give	you all give
ellos/ustedes	dan they/you all give	they/you all give

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	daba I used to give	I used to give
tú	dabas you used to give	you used to give
él/ella/usted	daba he/she/you used to give	he/she/you used to give
nosotros	dábamos we used to give	we used to give
vosotros	dabais you all used to give	you all used to give
ellos/ustedes	daban they/you all used to give	they/you all used to give

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	di I given	I given
tú	diste you given	you given
él/ella/usted	dio he/she/you given	he/she/you given
nosotros	dimos we given	we given
vosotros	disteis you all given	you all given
ellos/ustedes	dieron they/you all given	they/you all given

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	daré I will give	I will give
tú	darás you will give	you will give
él/ella/usted	dará he/she/you will give	he/she/you will give
nosotros	daremos we will give	we will give
vosotros	daréis you all will give	you all will give
ellos/ustedes	darán they/you all will give	they/you all will give

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	daría I would give	I would give
tú	darías you would give	you would give
él/ella/usted	daría he/she/you would give	he/she/you would give
nosotros	daríamos we would give	we would give
vosotros	daríais you all would give	you all would give
ellos/ustedes	darían they/you all would give	they/you all would give

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dé that I give	that I give
tú	des that you give	that you give
él/ella/usted	dé that he/she/you give	that he/she/you give
nosotros	demos that we give	that we give
vosotros	deis that you all give	that you all give
ellos/ustedes	den that they/you all give	that they/you all give

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	diera or diese that I given	that I given
tú	dieras or dieses that you given	that you given
él/ella/usted	diera or diese that he/she/you given	that he/she/you given
nosotros	diéramos or diésemos that we given	that we given
vosotros	dierais or dieseis that you all given	that you all given
ellos/ustedes	dieran or diesen that they/you all given	that they/you all given

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he dado I have given	I have given
tú	has dado you have given	you have given
él/ella/usted	ha dado he/she/you have given	he/she/you have given
nosotros	hemos dado we have given	we have given
vosotros	habéis dado you all have given	you all have given
ellos/ustedes	han dado they/you all have given	they/you all have given

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había dado I had given	I had given
tú	habías dado you had given	you had given
él/ella/usted	había dado he/she/you had given	he/she/you had given
nosotros	habíamos dado we had given	we had given
vosotros	habíais dado you all had given	you all had given
ellos/ustedes	habían dado they/you all had given	they/you all had given

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube dado I had given	I had given
tú	hubiste dado you had given	you had given
él/ella/usted	hubo dado he/she/you had given	he/she/you had given
nosotros	hubimos dado we had given	we had given
vosotros	hubisteis dado you all had given	you all had given
ellos/ustedes	hubieron dado they/you all had given	they/you all had given

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré dado I will have given	I will have given
tú	habrás dado you will have given	you will have given
él/ella/usted	habrá dado he/she/you will have given	he/she/you will have given
nosotros	habremos dado we will have given	we will have given
vosotros	habréis dado you all will have given	you all will have given
ellos/ustedes	habrán dado they/you all will have given	they/you all will have given

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría dado I would have given	I would have given
tú	habrías dado you would have given	you would have given
él/ella/usted	habría dado he/she/you would have given	he/she/you would have given
nosotros	habríamos dado we would have given	we would have given
vosotros	habríais dado you all would have given	you all would have given
ellos/ustedes	habrían dado they/you all would have given	they/you all would have given

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya dado that I have given	that I have given
tú	hayas dado that you have given	that you have given
él/ella/usted	haya dado that he/she/you have given	that he/she/you have given
nosotros	hayamos dado that we have given	that we have given
vosotros	hayáis dado that you all have given	that you all have given
ellos/ustedes	hayan dado that they/you all have given	that they/you all have given

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera dado that I had given	that I had given
tú	hubieras dado that you had given	that you had given
él/ella/usted	hubiera dado that he/she/you had given	that he/she/you had given
nosotros	hubiéramos dado that we had given	that we had given
vosotros	hubierais dado that you all had given	that you all had given
ellos/ustedes	hubieran dado that they/you all had given	that they/you all had given

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	da	give! (you)
usted	dé	give! (you formal)
nosotros	demos	let's give!
vosotros	dad	give! (you all)
ustedes	den	give! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no des	don't give! (you)
usted	no dé	don't give! (you formal)
nosotros	no demos	let's not give!
vosotros	no deis	don't give! (you all)
ustedes	no den	don't give! (you all)

More About "dar"

Idiomatic Expressions

dar las gracias

to give thanks / to thank

💡 Expressing gratitude

dar a luz

to give birth

💡 Having a baby

dar por hecho

to take for granted / to assume

💡 Assuming something is certain

dar la lata

to be a nuisance / to annoy

💡 Bothering someone persistently

dar en el clavo

to hit the nail on the head

💡 Being exactly right about something

dar con

to come across / to find

💡 Finding something or someone by chance

dar a

to face / to overlook (a view)

💡 Describing what a window or building faces

Examples in Context

Te doy un regalo.

I give you a gift.

Present

Me dio un libro para mi cumpleaños.

He gave me a book for my birthday.

Preterite

Le daría todo si pudiera.

I would give him everything if I could.

Conditional

Han dado una gran fiesta.

They have thrown a big party.

Present Perfect

Daré lo mejor de mí.

I will give my best.

Future

Related Verbs

entregar(to deliver, hand over)

related meaning - to deliver/hand over

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

entregar(to hand over, deliver)

Emphasizes transfer or delivery

otorgar(to grant, bestow)

Formal, often for awards or permissions

regalar(to give as a gift)

Specifically for gifts

donar(to donate)

Formal, for charitable giving

Antonyms:

recibir(to receive)

tomar(to take)

Usage Notes

•Dar is irregular in several tenses, particularly in present subjunctive and preterite
•Present tense yo form is irregular: "doy" (not "do")
•Preterite is irregular: di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron
•Present subjunctive uses "dé" (with accent) to distinguish from "de" (of/from)
•Very versatile verb used in countless expressions and idioms
•Often used with indirect object pronouns: dar + le/les + noun
•Common in expressions about time: dar las dos (to strike two o'clock)
•Frequently used in weather expressions: dar el sol (the sun shines on)

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