Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs давать / дать. In English the translation means ‘to give’.
Read this article on Russian verb conjugation if you want to learn how to conjugate other Russian verbs.
давать / дать conjugation in Russian
The stress of each word is on the bolded parts. Try saying the words out loud while you read to make sure they ‘stick’ in your memory.
| Imperfective Aspect | Perfective Aspect | |
| Infinitive Form | давать | дать |
| Present Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | даю | |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | даёшь | |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | даёт | |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | даём | |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | даёте | |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | дают | |
| Past Tense | ||
| он – Masculine | давал | дал |
| она – Feminine | давала | дала |
| оно – Neuter | давало | дало |
| они/мы/вы – Plural | давали | дали |
| Future Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | буду давать | дам |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | будешь давать | дашь |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | будет давать | даст |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | будем давать | дадим |
| ты – 2nd Person Plural | будете давать | дадите |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | будут давать | дадут |
| Imperative Form | ||
| ты – Informal | давай | дай |
| вы – Polite | давайте | дайте |
How to use давать in Russian?
Everywhere you would use ‘give’ in English, you can use давать in Russian. An extra use of this word would be when you want to say ‘let’s go do something’, you then say ‘давай(те) + infinitive verb’.
If you’ve ever seen a Russian sports game, you’ve also heard all the Russians scream ‘давай давай давай!!!!’. So it’s also a encouraging chant that can be translated as ‘come on!’ / ‘go!’.
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Examples of давать / дать conjugation
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| Russian example | English translation |
|---|---|
| Начальник хочет дать сотруднику премию | The boss wants to give the employee a bonus |
| Я дал ей свою новую книгу. | I gave her my new book. |
| Плохо давать своему питомцу столько еды | It’s bad to give your pet so much food |
| Мы дали ему подарок на день рождения. | We gave him a gift for his birthday. |
| Я даю тебе подарок, а ты меня игнорируешь | I’m giving you a present, and you’re ignoring me |
| Ты дашь мне кусочек торта? | Will you give me a piece of cake? |
| Я дам тебе награду, если ты сделаешь хорошую работу | I will give you a reward, if you deliver good work |
| Она дала мне свой номер телефона. | She gave me her phone number. |
| Вы даете ребенку карманные деньги? | Do you give your child pocket money? |
| Он дал детям конфеты. | He gave candies to the children. |
| Вы дадите своему ребенку деньги на покупку собственной одежды? | Will you give your child money to buy his own clothes? |
| Вы дали мне хороший совет. | You gave me good advice. |
| Почему ты все деньги даешь на благотворительность? | Why are you giving all your money to charity? |
| Мама даёт детям витамины. | Mom gives vitamins to the children. |
| Дай мне соль пожалуйста | Give me the salt please |
| Мы даём ему уроки английского языка. | We give him English language lessons. |
| Мы дали вам конверт | We gave you an envelope |
| Ты всегда давал мне поддержку. | You’ve always given me support. |
| Мужчина дал женщине свой телефон | The man gave the woman his phone |
| Она давала ему рекомендации по работе. | She was giving him work recommendations. |
| Компания давала бесплатные продукты | The company was giving free products |
| Он даёт корм коту каждый день. | He gives food to the cat every day. |
| Ребята, дайте мне рубль пожалуйста | Guys, give me a rubel please |
| Вы давали мне возможность путешествовать. | You gave me the opportunity to travel. |
| Я дал тебе все, что у меня было | I gave you all I had |
| Мама даёт мне деньги на проезд. | Mom gives me money for transportation. |
| Дети дали учителям цветы | The children gave the teachers flowers |
| Мы давали ей цветы каждый год на день рождения. | We gave her flowers every year on her birthday. |
| Давай! Ты все еще можешь выиграть игру. | Come on! You can still win the game. |
| Ты давал им обещания, которые не сдержал. | You gave them promises that you didn’t keep. |
| Давать лучше, чем получать | Giving is better than receiving |
| Я больше никогда не дам тебе денег | I’ll never again give you money |
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