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Какэ́тонистра́нно, амыдади́мнастоя́щийВосто́квиску́сстве. ― 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
Навид ему́ мо́жнобы́лодатьне бо́льше сорока́. ― Na vid jemú móžno býlo datʹ ne bólʹše soroká. ― From his appearance it was impossible to suppose that he was over forty.
Ско́льковымнедади́те лет? ― Skólʹko vy mne dadíte let? ― How old do you think I am?
Licó jejó kazálosʹ sovsém molodým, nu ne dašʹ jej bólʹše dvadcatí pjatí let, a čutʹ naxmúrilasʹ, zadúmalasʹ, stáli vídny morščínki v ugolkáx gub i otvisájuščaja kóža pod podboródkom, — ne dašʹ jej ménʹše soroká pjatí.
Her face looked quite young, you wouldn't think she was over twenty-five, but as soon as she frowned or grew pensive, you could see the fine wrinkles at the corners of her lips, and the skin sagging under her chin: you wouldn't think she was less than forty-five.
Авотнафига́вчера́дала́впе́рвоежесвида́ние? ― A vot nafigá včerá dalá v pérvoje že svidánije? ― And why did you put out yesterday on the first date?
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".
Conjugation
Conjugation of да́ть (class irreg-b/c' perfective transitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable. * Less common.