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давать

give

Meaning of давать

передавать что-то другому человеку в руки

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Russian[dɐˈvatʲ]
give
давать - give
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давать with English translation

давать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Please give me the pen.

Пожалуйста, дай мне ручку.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She will give her friend a gift tomorrow.

Завтра она подарит другу подарок.

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давать belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

даватьgive
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between давать / передавать / подарить / отдать / предлагать

🇷🇺Russian
давать

The most general word: to hand something to someone or provide something in general.

A1Very Often

I give him the book.

Я даю ему книгу.

🇷🇺Russian

To pass something along, from hand to hand, or through an intermediary.

A1Often

Please pass the salt.

Передайте, пожалуйста, соль.

П
🇷🇺Russian
подарить

To give something as a present, usually free and with a positive feeling.

A1Often

I gave her flowers as a present.

Я подарил ей цветы.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отдать

To give something away or hand it over finally, often to the rightful owner or recipient.

A1Often

I gave him the keys.

Я отдал ему ключи.

П
🇷🇺Russian
предлагать

Not just to give, but to offer something for someone to accept or try.

A1Often

I offer you tea.

Я предлагаю тебе чай.

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How to pronounce давать and what this word means

давать translation: give. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce давать

[dɐˈvatʲ]

давать translation

give

давать examples

Please give me the pen.

давать transcription

[dɐˈvatʲ]

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давать meaning: what does it mean?

передавать что-то другому человеку в руки

давать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

давать is pronounced as [dɐˈvatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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Please give me the pen. Translation: Пожалуйста, дай мне ручку.

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