Dar Conjugation in Portuguese

Learning the Dar Conjugation in Portuguese

Hello, beautiful people! I love holidays and birthdays because we give gifts to each other. I don’t know about you, but I love receiving gifts! So tell me, what is the most incredible gift you’ve ever given to someone? A great idea for someone who loves learning new languages is an online Portuguese course! In today’s Dica we will learn the many uses of the verb give in day to day life. But first, let’s look at all the possible conjugations of dar in Portuguese!

If the conjugation of the verb is regular in Portuguese, the ending will be in bold! Remember that those can vary according to whether the verb ends in -AR, -ER, or -IR. If there is an asterisk, it means it’s the irregular form of the verb. Let’s take a look:

Conjugation of Dar in Portuguese

Indicative

Imperative

Subjunctive

Other tenses

Alright, so that’s it for the conjugation of dar in Portuguese. As you can see, they are mostly irregular, so it’s a bit tricky. Let’s see the most common uses of the word in Portuguese:

Conjugation and uses of the verb Dar in Portuguese

The verb dar is originally used to mean to give in Portuguese. But in Portuguese it is also used to talk about possibility, talent, result, to cause, to get along with, to suffice and for localization. 

Let’s take a look at some of these situations:

Dar as possibility

Dá para conseguir um visto de estudante com a Rio & Learn.
It is possible to get a student visa with Rio & Learn.

Não dá para comprar esta casa. Ela é muito cara.
It’s not possible to buy this house. It’s too expensive.

Dar as talent

José não dá para engenheiro. Dá para línguas. Ele é muito bom nisso.
José is not good at engineering. He is good at languages. He is really good at this. 

Eles dão para o futebol de praia.
They are good at beach football.

Dar as result

Não sei se esse seu plano vai dar certo, Carlos. É muito arriscado!
I don’t know if your plan is going to work, Carlos. It’s very risky! 

Meu casamento deu errado.
My marriage went wrong.

Dar as to cause

Ele deu um susto no irmão com aquela notícia horrível. 
He gave his brother a fright with that horrific news. 

Ela me deu um tapa na cara.
She gave me a slap in the face.

Dar as to get along with

É incrível! Marina nunca se dá bem com as pessoas. 
It’s incredible! Mariana never gets along with people. 

Eu me dou bem com todo mundo. Não tenho problemas com ninguém.
I get along with everyone. I don’t have problems with anyone.

Dar as to be enough

Será que este dinheiro dá pra comprar aquele carro? 
Is this money sufficient to buy that car? 

20 mil reais dá para comprar uma casa?
Is 20 thousand reais enough to by a house?

Dar as location

Este apartamento dá para a praia. 
This apartment is in front of the beach. 

A porta da sala dá para a piscina.
The door of the room is in front of the swimming pool.

Practicing the conjugation of dar in Portuguese

To practice, we have two exercises for you! First you have to number the sentences according to the use of the verb give in Portuguese:

(  ) Eles se dão muito bem. São grandes amigos.
(  ) Deu tudo errado na minha viagem.
(  ) A entrada do hotel dá para a praia.
(  ) Este dinheiro dá para comprar a camisa?
(  ) Não dá para ir à festa. Vai começar muito tarde.
(  ) Não dou para música.
(  ) Ele deu um chute no amigo.
(  ) Você acha que dá pra entrar no clube sem identidade?
(  ) A pesquisa deu que 30% dos passageiros são brasileiros.
(  ) Minha irmã eu não nos damos.
(  ) A próxima rua dá no restaurante.
(  ) Oscar Schmidt dá para o basquete.
(  ) Eu sempre dou um beijo nela antes de sair.
(  ) A cozinha dá para o quintal dos fundos.

Now, to complete the second exercise you have to create sentences using the verb dar conjugation in Portuguese, matching the words in the picture.

If you created any sentence that does not appear in our answers below, write to us on Facebook!

Easy, right? Now that you can say give in Portuguese, you are ready to practice in conversation!
How about taking a look at our Portuguese classes in Rio, so that you could have conversations with people here in Brazil?

See you for our next Dica!
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Answers to the exercises with dar in Portuguese

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2- Eu queria que ele me desse dinheiro de Natal.
Ano que vem, você me dará o melhor presente de todos.
Eles se dão bem um com o outro.
No passado, nós dávamos para futebol.
Vocês dão para cantar, parabéns!
Elas deram errado e preferiram terminar.