dať

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dat"

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (“to give”).

Pronunciation

Verb

dať pf (imperfective dávať)

  1. to give, put
    Antonym: vziať
  2. (impersonal, reflexive with sa) to be possible
    dá sa to urobiť ― it can be done

Conjugation

Conjugation of dať (perfective; class I, pattern chytať)
infinitive dať
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
past masculine dal som dal si dal dali sme dali ste dali
feminine dala som dala si dala
neuter dalo som dalo si dalo
past perfect masculine bol som dal bol si dal bol dal boli sme dali boli ste dali boli dali
feminine bola som dala bola si dala bola dala
neuter bolo som dalo bolo si dalo bolo dalo
futuredám dáš dá dáme dáte dajú
conditional singular plural
first second third first second third
present masculine dal by som dal by si dal by dali by sme dali by ste dali by
feminine dala by som dala by si dala by
neuter dalo by som dalo by si dalo by
past masculine bol by som dal bol by si dal bol by dal boli by sme dali boli by ste dali boli by dali
feminine bola by som dala bola by si dala bola by dala
neuter bolo by som dalo bolo by si dalo bolo by dalo
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
present— daj — dajme dajte —
non-finite forms participles transgressive verbal noun
present active past active passive l-participle
— davší daný dal, dala, dalo, dali dajúc danie
Conjugation of dať sa (imperfective; impersonal; class I, pattern chytať)
infinitive dať sa
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
present— — dá sa — — —
past— — dalo sa — — —
past perfect— — bolo sa dalo — — —
future— — bude sa dať — — —
conditional singular plural
first second third first second third
present— — dalo by sa — — —
past— — bolo by sa dalo — — —
non-finite forms participles transgressive verbal noun
present active past active passive l-participle
— — — dalo — danie sa

Further reading

  • “dať”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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