dati

дати

/dâti/ · perfective · impf.: davati

VERB

(+ dat. + acc.) to give

Daj mi taj telefon, molim te. — Give me that phone, please.

Dao sam mu svoj broj. — I gave him my number.
(dati da + present) to let; to allow

Mama mi nije dala da idem na koncert. — Mum didn't let me go to the concert.
(of results, crops) to yield; to produce

Trud je konačno dao rezultate. — The effort finally paid off.

Ove godine je kruška dala mnogo ploda. — This year the pear tree bore a lot of fruit.
(dati se, usually negated) to give in; to give up

Ne dam se tako lako! — I won't give up that easily!
colloq. (impersonal, ne da mi se) to feel like

Ne da mi se danas da učim. — I don't feel like studying today.

The imperfective is davati; 'let' is dati da + present tense: ne da mi da spavam.

Synonyms:

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Forms

Past (masc.): dao

Imperative: daj

Antonyms: uzeti, oduzeti

Expressions