dawać
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *davati (stem *daj-).
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) to give
- Nie dawaj mu zapałek, bo zrobi sobie krzywdę. ― Don't give him matches, or he'll hurt himself.
- Krowy dają mleko. ― Cows give milk.
- (intransitive) to let; to allow; to permit
- Dlaczego nie dajesz mi pojeździć na swoim motorze? ― Why won't you let me ride your bike for a while?
- (intransitive, vulgar) to put out; to consent to sex (used mainly of women)
- Chodzi cały czas wkurwiony, bo żona już mu nie daje. ― He's angry all the time because his wife won't put out anymore.
- (reflexive) to give in; to let go
- (reflexive) to be feasible
Conjugation
An alternative form of imperative 2nd person plural dawajcie is the archaic/rural form dawajta, apparently a remnant of the archaic redundant dual form.
Derived terms
verbs
- dawać dupy impf, dać dupy pf
- dawać słowo impf, dać słowo pf
- dodawać impf, dodać pf
- nadawać impf, nadać pf
- naddawać impf, naddać pf
- oddawać impf, oddać pf
- podawać impf, podać pf
- poddawać impf, poddać pf
- przedawać impf, przedać pf
- przydawać impf, przydać pf
- rozdawać impf, rozdać pf
- sprzedawać impf, sprzedać pf
- udawać impf, udać pf
- wdawać impf, wdać pf
- wydawać impf, wydać pf
- wzdawać impf, wzdać pf
- zadawać impf, zadać pf
- zdawać impf, zdać pf
Related terms
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Further reading
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