da

See also: Appendix:Variations of "da"

Contents

Translingual

㍲ U+3372, ㍲ SQUARE DA ← ㍱ [U+3371] CJK Compatibility ㍳ → [U+3373]

Symbol

da

1. (metrology) Symbol for the prefix deca-, indicating multiplication by 10

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English

Pronunciation

• (UK, Article) IPA^(key): /də/, /dæ/
• (UK, Noun) IPA^(key): /dɑː/

Etymology 1

From child language; compare dad and dada.

Noun

da (plural das)

1. (Ireland, Scotland, Northern England) Father.
   • 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, page 55:

     Oh where is yer da son? The man said it to me and was grumpy. Is yer da here?

Synonyms

• pa, Pa
• daddy

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Russian да (da, “yes”).

Noun

da (uncountable)

1. (slang, Russianism) Yes; an affirmative response.

Interjection

da

1. (slang, Russianism) Yes.

Antonyms

• nyet

Etymology 3

Representing pronunciation of the in informal speech.

Article

da

1. (in the US, especially used in Chicago and New York) Pronunciation spelling of the.

   Da New York Times

   Da Bears

Quotations

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:da.

Etymology 4

Imitative.

Interjection

da

1. A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

   You know that tune that goes "da da da di-dum di-dum"?

Anagrams

• 'ad, -ad, A.D., AD, ad, ad-, ad.

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Aiwoo

Verb

da

1. to swim, drift, float

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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Bambara

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• dá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dáà]

Noun

da

1. (anatomy) mouth, orifice
2. door, doorway

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• dà

Pronunciation

Noun

da

1. plant that is source of kenaf fiber (Hibiscus cannabinus)

   Synonym: daba

2. roselle {Hibiscus sabdariffa)

   Synonym: dabilen

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
• 2003. Moussa Diaby (République du Mali, Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale), Léxique de base : Bamanankan - Français, Fondation Karanta.

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Basque

Verb

da

1. third-person singular present indicative of izan; is, he is, she is, it is
2. third-person present auxiliary for intransitive (nor) verbs

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Breton

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *tu (“to”).

Preposition

da (requires soft mutation)

1. to

   An den a zo aet da Vreizh. ― The man went to Brittany.

Inflection

singular		plural
1	din	1	dimp
2	dit	2	deoc'h
3 m	dezhañ	3	dezho
3 f	dezhi
imp.	deor

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *tu (“your, thy”).

Pronoun

da (requires soft mutation)

1. your sg

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Cebuano

Etymology 1

Initial clipping of ada.

Pronunciation 1

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /dæ/
• Rhymes: -dæ

Interjection

da

1. It's unimportant.

Etymology 2

Undetermined

Pronunciation 2

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ/
• Rhymes: -dɑ

Interjection

da

1. (idiomatic) serves you right
2. (idiomatic) good for you

Synonyms

• mayra, mirisi

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Cimbrian

Etymology

Cognate with German da; see there for more.

Adverb

da

1. (Sette Comuni) there

   bèar khimmet bor hia un bèar ghéet bor da

   who comes here, and who goes there

References

• “da” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin de ab. Compare Italian da.

Preposition

da

1. from
2. of

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Danish

Adverb

da

1. surely
2. then

Conjunction

da

1. when (referring to finished events)

   Da jeg var ung, fandtes der ikke computere.

   When I was young, there were no computers.

2. as, at the same time as

   Da jeg kom, gik hun.

   As I arrived, she left.

3. because

   Da hun er mindreårig kan hun ikke idømmes fængsel.

   As she is underage, she cannot be sentenced to prison.

Synonyms

• (because): fordi

See also

• når

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Dena'ina

Conjunction

da

1. when
2. if

Adverb

da

1. there

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Esperanto

Etymology

From French de, Italian di, altered to differenciate de.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /da/

Preposition

da

1. Of (used instead of de with quantities, to emphasize the quantity rather than the thing quantified, or to indicate the unity of a shape and its material, a container and its contents, or a group and its members)

   glaso da vino ― a glass of wine

   kilogramo da viando ― a kilogram of meat

   grupo da homoj ― a group of people

   kvar metroj da ĉi tiu ŝtofo kostas naŭ frankojn ― four meters of this cloth costs nine francs

   Li ligis la tri florojn en bukedon, kaj prezentis al ŝi tiun bukedon da floroj ― He tied the three flowers into a bouquet, and presented her with this bouquet of flowers

   listo da kandidatoj ― a list of candidates

   (of their names: compare

   listo da kondiĉoj de la kandidatoj ― a list of conditions from the candidates

   )

   skatolo da ĉokolado ― a box of chocolates

   (a boxful of chocolate: compare

   skatolo de ĉokolado ― a chocolates box

   (the box itself, made for chocolates, but now perhaps used to store paper clips), and

   skatolo el ĉokolado ― a box made of chocolate

   )

   la spektaklo daŭris duonon da horo ― the show lasted half an hour

   (compare

   tri estas duono de ses ― three is half of six

   )

   Damasko [...] estos amaso da ruinaĵoj ― Damascus will be a mass of ruins

   tuto da kondiĉoj kaj cirkonstancoj, en kiuj iu troviĝas ― all of the conditions and circumstances in which we find ourselves

   sistemo da sonoj por la esprimado de pensoj ― a system of sounds for the expression of thought

   ho, se mia kapo havus sufiĉe da akvo kaj miaj okuloj estus fonto da larmoj! ― oh, if my head had enough water, and my eyes were a spring of tears!

   (compare

   fonto de akvo ― a spring of water

   , which indicates the kind of spring rather than a unity of eyes and tears)

Usage notes

Unlike most prepositions, da cannot occur after a verb. It necessarily links two nouns.

The article la does not occur after the preposition da, and this is often mistakenly understood to mean that the quantity introduced by da must be indefinite. However, there is no such restriction, any more than there is with possessive pronouns such as mia 'my', which also do not allow the article. Because of the unity of the two nouns linked by da, only the phrase can be modified by the article, so it must precede the first noun. See the fourth and fifth examples above.

Some Esperanto dictionaries substitute listo de and tuto de for listo da and tuto da. This is an error, an influence of Western languages which do not have an equivalent to da.

References

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Ewe

Noun

da

1. bow
2. mother
3. snake

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Fala

Etymology

From Old Portuguese da, from de + a.

Preposition

da f (plural das, masculine do, masculine plural dos)

1. contraction of de (“of”) + a (“the”)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:

     A grandeda da lengua española é indiscotibli, i sei estudio, utilización defensa debin sel algo consostancial a nos, […]

     The greatness of the Spanish language is unquestionable, and its study, use and defense must be something consubstantial to us, […]

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Galician

Etymology

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + feminine definite article a (“the”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɐ/

Contraction

da f (masculine do, masculine plural dos, feminine plural das)

1. of the; from the

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German

Etymology

From a merger of three interrelated adverbs: 1.) Middle High German dā, dār (“there, at that place”), from Old High German thār, dār, from Proto-Germanic *þar. 2.) Middle High German dar, dare (“thither, to that place”), from Old High German thara, dara, from an extended form of the former. 3.) Middle High German dō, duo (“then, at that time”), from Old High German thō, dō, duo, from Proto-Germanic *þō.

The three forms were already sometimes intermingled in Old and Middle High German. The eventual loss of the distinction in modern German was reinforced by phonetic mergers in various dialects. Today, the senses of adverbs 1 and 3 are covered by da, while adverb 2 has been chiefly replaced with hin, dahin. The form dar- remains as a variant of da- before vowels and in some compound verbs (like darlegen, darbringen). Adverb 1 and 2 are cognate with Dutch daar, English there, Swedish där. Adverb 3 is cognate with Dutch toen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/, [däː]

• audio (Austria)

  (file)

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aː

Adverb

da

1. (local) there; here
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 78:

     Am liebsten entfloh sie dem allem in den großen Garten. Da verbrachte sie ihre schönsten Stunden.

     She liked best to escape from all of that into the big garden. There she spent her most pleasant hours.

   Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt.

   We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there.

   Die Gäste sind noch nicht da.

   The guests aren’t here yet.

2. (temporal) then; so; at that moment

   Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf.

   I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called.

   Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen.

   He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left.

3. (colloquial) replaces any pronominal adverb when the context is clear

   Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht.

   I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for it.

   Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren.

   We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that.

Synonyms

• (there): dort
• (then): also; dann

Derived terms

• ebenda

Related terms

• allda

Conjunction

da

1. since; as; because; given that
   • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 51:

     Und da er keinen Grund hatte, ihr seinen Namen zu verhehlen, so stellte er sich in aller Form vor.

     And because he had no reason to conceal his name from her, he introduced himself in all due form.

   Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich.

   Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language skills are essential.

2. (literary, dated) when
   • 1545, Martin Luther et al., Genesis 7:6:

     Er war aber sechshundert jar alt / da das wasser der Sindflut auff Erden kam.

     He was six hundred years old however, when the water of the deluge came upon Earth.

   Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät.

   On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be too late for penitence.

Synonyms

• (since): weil; zumal
• (when): als; wenn; wo

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Grass Koiari

Pronoun

da

1. I

References

• Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese dar. Cognates with Kabuverdianu da.

Verb

da

1. to give

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian da.

Preposition

da

1. by

   La genitori amesas da lia filii.

   The parents are loved by their children.

Related terms

• di (“of (indicates possession or association)”)
• de (“from, of (where an amount is indicated)”)

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Interlingua

Verb

da

1. present of dar
2. imperative of dar

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Latin dē (“of, from”) + a/ab (“of, from”). In the meaning of “at, near, by”, da probably comes from Latin unde + ad.

Preposition

da

1. from

   Giacomino da Verona ― Giacomino from Verona

   interviste dal libro ― interviews from the book

   traduzione dall’“Inferno” di Dante ― translation from Dante’s ‘Inferno’

   Dalla Terra alla Luna ― From the Earth to the Moon

2. at

   da Giovanni ― at Giovanni’s house

3. since

   da quando? ― since when?

4. to (implying necessity)

   Non c'è (niente) da fare ― There's nothing to do

5. Used in some adverbial phrases:

   da per tutto/dappertutto/da ogni parte ― everywhere

   da presso/dappresso ― closely

   da lontano ― from a distance

   da solo ― by oneself

6. like, as

   fare una vita da cani ― to live like a dog (literally, “to live like dogs”)

   correre da matti ― to run like crazy (literally, “to run like crazies”)

   trattare da amico ― to treat as a friend

Usage notes

When followed by the definite article, da combines with the article to produce the following combined forms:

da + article	Combined form
da + il	dal
da + lo	dallo
da + l'	dall'
da + i	dai
da + gli	dagli
da + la	dalla
da + le	dalle

See also

• dà
• di

Etymology 2

Verb

da

1. Misspelling of dà.

References

Anagrams

• ad, AD

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Japanese

Romanization

da

1. Rōmaji transcription of だ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ダ

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese dar.

Verb

da

1. to give

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Kirikiri

Noun

da

1. water

Further reading

Bill Palmer, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area (→ISBN, 2017), page 531, table 95, Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages

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Koitabu

Pronoun

da

1. I

References

• Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics

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Kurdish

Conjunction

da

1. so

   Em dixwin da em karibin bijîn.

   We eat so we may live.

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Ladin

Preposition

da

1. from
2. At the house of
3. to (implying necessity)

Derived terms

• dal
• dala
• dai
• dales

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Lashi

Numeral

da

1. one

References

• https://inter.payap.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/linguistics_students/Luk_Hkaw_Thesis2017.pdf

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Latin

Verb

dā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dō "give!"

   da mihi osculum.

   Give me a kiss.

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Ligurian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Etymology 1

From Latin dē ab.

Preposition

da

1. from

da + article	Combined form
da + o	da-o
da + a	da-a
da + i	da-i
da + e	da-e

Etymology 2

de (“of, from”, preposition) + a (“the (fem. sing.)”, article)

Contraction

da (followed by a singular feminine noun)

1. of the
2. from the

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Verb

da

1. second- and third-person singular preterite of daś

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Mandarin

Romanization

da (Zhuyin ˙ㄉㄚ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 墰
2. Pinyin transcription of 疶
3. Pinyin transcription of 繨
4. Pinyin transcription of 跴
5. Pinyin transcription of 蹽
6. Pinyin transcription of 墶, 垯
7. Nonstandard spelling of dā.
8. Nonstandard spelling of dá.
9. Nonstandard spelling of dǎ.
10. Nonstandard spelling of dà.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish do.

Preposition

da

1. to
2. for

Inflection

	Singular				Plural
Person	1st	2nd	3rd m.	3rd f.	1st	2nd	3rd
Normal	dou	dhyt	da	jee	dooin	diu	daue
Emphatic	dooys	dhyts	dasyn	jeeish	dooinyn	diuish	dauesyn

Pronoun

da

1. third-person singular masculine of da

   to him/it

Derived terms

• dasyn (emphatic)

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Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *draRaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq.

Pronunciation

• MED phonemes: {dah}
• IPA^(key): /rʲaɰ/, [r̪ʲæ͡ɑɑ̯]

Noun

da

1. blood

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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Mountain Koiari

Pronoun

da

1. I

References

• Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics

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Navajo

Etymology

Pronunciation

• Audio (NV)

  (file)

Adverb

da

1. (used with doo) not

   doo yáʼátʼééh da ― it is not good

Conjunction

da

1. including, as well as, and

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Nobonob

Pronoun

da

1. I, first-person singular pronoun

Further reading

• Johannes A. Z'Graggen, The Madang-Adelbert Range Sub-Phylum (1975)
• Ulys Aeschliman, Nobonob Organized Phonology Data

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North Frisian

Article

da

1. the (plural)

See also

• di
• jü
• dåt

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þá and þó (adverb); and Old Norse þá er (when, conjunction), and German da (because, conjunction)

Adverb

da

1. then

Derived terms

• datid

Conjunction

da

1. when
2. because

References

• “da” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• då

Etymology

From Old Norse þá and þó (adverb); and Old Norse þá er (“when”, conjunction), and German da (“because”, conjunction)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑː/ (example of pronunciation)

Adverb

da

1. then

Derived terms

• datid

Conjunction

da

1. when
2. because

References

• “da” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Nyunga

Noun

da

1. mouth

References

• 2011, Bindon, P. and Chadwick, R. (compilers and editors), A Nyoongar Wordlist: from the south-west of Western Australia, Western Australian Museum (Welshpool, WA), 2nd ed.

This entry has fewer than three known examples of actual usage, the minimum considered necessary for clear attestation, and may not be reliable. Nyunga is subject to a special exemption for languages with limited documentation. If you speak it, please consider editing this entry or adding citations. See also Help and the Community Portal.

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Ojibwe

Particle

da

1. please, come on (clarification marker)

   da naa! — damn it!

Related terms

• daga

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dajjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑː/

Noun

dā f

1. doe, female fallow deer

Declension

Declension of da

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dā	dān
accusative	dān	dān
genitive	dān	dāna
dative	dān	dāum

Descendants

• Middle English: da, do, doo
  • Scots: da, dae
  • English: doe

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Verb

da

1. third-person singular future indicative of dać

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese da, from de (“of”) + a (“feminine definite article”).

Alternative forms

• d'a (dated)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /da/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐ/
• Hyphenation: da

Preposition

da f sg (plural das, masculine do, masculine plural dos)

2. Contraction of de a (“pertaining or relating to the”). Of the; from the (feminine singular)
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 104:

     Ela estava sentada no parapeito da janela do quarto [...]

     She was sitting on the parapet of the window of the room [...]

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:do.

See also

• do (masculine form)
• das (plural form)
• dos (masculine plural form)

Etymology 2

Verb

da

2. Obsolete spelling of dá
   • 1614, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Peregrinaçam:

     […] , com que cada día nos da noticia de outras tão nouas que parece que a excedem, […]

     […] , with which he gives us each day news of other [marvels] so new that they seem to exceed it, […]

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /da/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From a Slavic language (e.g. Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Russian; or rather a loan from a Common Slavic before the emergence of distinct modern languages), from Proto-Slavic *da. Cf. also the word's presence in other non-Slavic tongues such as Albanian da, Greek δά (dá), although very rarely used.

• Another less likely (and controversial) theory argues that, being such a common and basic word, a borrowing seems unusual (even considering slang) and it perhaps derived originally from the Latin ita, one of several ways to say "thus", "so" or "yes"; it further may have been influenced by the da, also meaning "yes", in the surrounding Slavic languages before reaching its present state (see Sprachbund). See also dacă, which according to this theory derives from ita quod. In some regions, ta is used repeatedly to indicate impatience with someone talking too much or aimlessly, although this is more likely onomatopoetic in origin. Nonetheless, Romanian etymological dictionaries derive da from a Slavic language, which is almost certainly the primary source. .

Interjection

da

1. yes

Antonyms

• nu

Etymology 2

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō, ultimately from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- (“give”). Compare Aromanian dau, dari, Italian dare, Spanish dar.

Verb

a da (third-person singular present dă, past participle dat) 1st conj.

1. to give

Conjugation

    conjugation of da (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a da
gerund			dând
past participle			dat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	dau	dai	dă	dăm	dați	dau
	imperfect	dădeam	dădeai	dădea	dădeam	dădeați	dădeau
	simple perfect	dădui	dăduși	dădu	dădurăm	dădurăți	dădură
	pluperfect	dădusem	dăduseși	dăduse	dăduserăm	dăduserăți	dăduseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să dau	să dai	să dea	să dăm	să dați	să dea
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		dă			dați
	negative		nu da			nu dați

Derived terms

• dare

References

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (before vowels) dad

Etymology

From Latin dē.

Preposition

da

1. of, from
2. about

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Scottish Gaelic

Prepositional pronoun

da

1. Alternative form of dha

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *da, probably old imperative of the word dȁti, itself from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”).

Conjunction

da (Cyrillic spelling да)

1. that

   Rekao je da će doći. ― He said that he would come.

   Rekao sam ti da nemam pojma o čemu pričaš! ― I told you that I have no idea what you are talking about!

2. to, so, so that, in order to

   Došao je da mi sve ispriča. ― He came to tell me everything.

   Došao je ovdje da nađe posao. ― He came here to find work.

   Da bi se i mi mogli natjecati, moramo vježbati. ― To be able to compete, we have to practice.

3. to (when the subjects of both clauses are not the same)

   On hoće da mu pokažete put do stanice.

   He wants you to show him the way to the station.

4. (Serbian) to (when the subjects of both clauses are the same; for western Serbo-Croatian use infinitive instead of da + present tense)
5. (subjunctive only, often followed by i) if, even if (= kad)

   Da sam na vašem m(j)estu, ne bih se puno zamarao takvim detaljima. ― If I were you, I wouldn't bother too much with such details.

   Da si više radio, zaradio bi više novca. ― Had you worked harder, you would have made more money.

   Da i znam ne bih ti rekao! ― Even if I knew I wouldn't tell you!

6. (usually preceded by kȁo) as if, as though, like

   S(j)ećam se, kao da je bilo juče(r). ― I remember, as if it were yesterday.

   Kao da ne znaš o čemu pričam! ― As if you don't know what I'm talking about!

7. (usually preceded by a) without (after negative verbs)

   Odlazi, a da nije rekao ni zbogom. ― He's leaving without even saying goodbye.

8. (archaic, literary, religious) lest

   Onaj koji se bori protiv zla treba paziti da time i sam ne postane zao. ― He who fights evil need care lest he thereby become evil himself.

Usage notes

As a conjunction with the sense of "if", da, just like synonymous kad, is only used in subjunctive mood, to express what one wishes were the case or hypothetical situations contrary to reality in general. For all other uses, ako is used instead.

Particle

da (Cyrillic spelling да)

1. yes

   Je li tako? Da! ― Is that so? Yes!

2. (Serbia) used when starting a question

   Da li ste žedni? ― Are you thirsty?

   Reci mi da li je to istina? ― Tell me if that is true?

3. Used in various phrases, expressing wishes, commands etc.

   Da se nisi usudio! ― Don't you dare!

   Da Bog dao! ― God willing! (literally, “If God gives (it).”)

   Da počnemo! ― Let's begin!

Synonyms

• (when starting a question): je li (Croatian)

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Skolt Sami

Etymology

Presumably loaned from a Russian language (compare with Russian да (da)) or from Proto-Slavic *da.

Conjunction

da

1. and

Further reading

• Entry 64245 in Álgu database

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *da.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dá/

Particle

dȁ

1. yes

   Synonym: jā (informal)

   Antonym: nȅ

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda/, [ˈd̪a]

• Audio (Latin America)

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Verb

da

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of dar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of dar.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of dar.

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Swedish

Noun

da c

1. Eye dialect spelling of dag.

Declension

Declension of da
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	da	dan	dar	darna
Genitive	das	dans	dars	darnas

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Tause

Verb

da

1. go

Further reading

• Heljä & Duane Clouse, Kirikiri and the Western Lakes Plains Languages (1993)

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Ter Sami

Etymology

Presumably loaned from a Russian language (compare with Russian да (da)) or from Proto-Slavic *da.

Conjunction

da

1. and

Further reading

• Entry 64247 in Álgu database

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Tolai

Alternative forms

• dat (when not preceding a verb)

Pronoun

da

1. First-person inclusive plural pronoun: you (many) and I, you (many) and me

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns

	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person exclusive	iau	amir mir	amital mital	avet ave1
1st person inclusive	-	dor	datal	dat da1
2nd person	u	amur mur	amutal mutal	avat ava1
3rd person	ia i	dir di	dital	diat dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.

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Turkish

Adverb

da

1. as well, too, also

   o da sorunun yanıtını biliyor ― he/she/it also knows the answer of the question

   Oğuzhan da bizimle geliyor ― Oğuzhan is coming with us as well

   Yağız da dondurma yemeyi sever ― Yağız likes eating ice cream, too.

Usage notes

• It's used when the previous word's last vowel is "a", "ı", "o" or "u". Otherwise (if the word's last vowel is "e", "i", "ö" or "ü"); it becomes "de"

Synonyms

• de

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Uzbek

Particle

da (Cyrillic spelling да)

1. Locative case marker. It is used to show the time or the place of an action. Equates to "in", or "at" in English.
   • Samarqandda yashayman.

     I live in Samarqand.

   • Soat uchda boraman.

     I go at 3 o'clock.

Usage notes

• When used after interrogative pronouns da can take on different meanings. Pronouns such as kim (“who”), nima (“what”), qayer (“where”), necha (“how many, how much”) become kimda (“to whom”), nimada (“with what, by using what”), qayerda (“from where”), nechada (“what time”).

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Vanimo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Noun

da

1. pig

References

• Dialogue on Dialect Standardization, edited by Carrie Dyck, Tania Granadillo, Keren Rice

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Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да (da).

Conjunction

da

1. and

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “да, и”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-taː; compare North Central Vietnamese đa.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧]

Noun

da (𤿦, 𪤻, 𪾉)

1. (anatomy) skin (outer covering of the body)

   da đầu ― scalp

2. hide; material made of animal skin, such as leather

Derived terms

Derived terms

• da dẻ

 

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Volapük

Preposition

da

1. through
2. throughout

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dagos (“good”) (compare Irish dea-).

Adjective

da (feminine singular da, plural da, equative cystal, comparative gwell, superlative gorau)

1. good, well

Derived terms

• iechyd da (“cheers”)

Noun

da m (uncountable)

1. goodness
2. (collective noun) goods, cattle

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• deuaf (literary)
• do (colloquial)
• dof (literary)

Verb

da

1. (colloquial) first-person singular future of dod

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
da	dda	na	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Western Sisaala

Noun

da

1. stick

References

• Steven Paul Moran, A grammatical sketch of Isaalo (Western Sisaala) (2006)

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse *dái, akrdái (acc. -á); related to daan and döij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doː/, /dɒː/, /dɑː/

  Rhymes: -óː

Noun

da m (definite dan, dative daåm)

1. Species Galeopsis and Lamium.

Derived terms

• da-skaall

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Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (“eye”). Cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Northern Thai ᨲᩣ, Lao ຕາ (tā), Lü ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Tai Dam ꪔꪱ, Shan တႃ (tǎa), Ahom 𑜄𑜠 (ta) or 𑜄𑜡 (taa), Bouyei dal, as well as Old Chinese 睹 (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ta˨˦/
• Tone numbers: da¹
• Hyphenation: da

Noun

da (old orthography da)

1. eye