dať

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

• IPA^(key): [dac]

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 (class I, pattern chytať)

infinitive		dať
present active participle		—
past active participle		davší
passive participle		daný
l-participle (m./f./n./pl.)		dal, dala, dalo, dali
transgressive		dajúc
gerund		danie
indicative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
past (m./f./n.)	dal som dala som dalo som	dal si dala si dalo si	dal dala dalo	dali sme	dali ste	dali
past perfect (m./f./n.)	bol som dal bola som dala bolo som dalo	bol si dal bola si dala bolo si dalo	bol dal bola dala bolo dalo	boli sme dali	boli ste dali	boli dali
future	dám	dáš	dá	dáme	dáte	dajú
conditional	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present (m./f./n.)	dal by som dala by som dalo by som	dal by si dala by si dalo by si	dal by dala by dalo by	dali by sme	dali by ste	dali by
past (m./f./n.)	bol by som dal bola by som dala bolo by som dalo	bol by si dal bola by si dala bolo by si dalo	bol by dal bola by dala bolo by dalo	boli by sme dali	boli by ste dali	boli by dali
imperative	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	—	daj	—	dajme	dajte	—

Conjugation of dať sa (class I, pattern chytať)

infinitive		dať sa
present active participle		—
past active participle		—
passive participle		—
l-participle		dalo
transgressive		—
gerund		danie 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	—	—	—

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, 2024