Conjugation of "Dar"
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Question is about conjugation of the irregular verb dar.
What forms of dar are dale dele deme-not listed in study text I have of verb conjugations. From a self learner.
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updated Sep 9, 2010
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In words like dale, dele, deme, etc. the le and me are pronouns that have been stuck onto the verb (da and dé).
Consider ayudar (to help).
The tú imperative form is ayuda. So one might say, "¡Ayúdame!" (Help me!). But the verb form is ayuda, not ayúdame, which is ayuda + me.
¡Dámelo! = Da + me + lo = Give me it
It's just how imperatives work.
updated Sep 9, 2010
edited by webdunce
posted by webdunce
Great point. I edited my post to try and show how the imperative with pronoun is formed. - --Mariana--, Sep 9, 2010
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Hello and welcome to the forum.
Here is the conjugation of "dar" from the RAE.
Some command forms (imperative) are:
Da + me = Give me
Da + le = Give him/her/it
Take a look at the lessons on Imperatives to understand more about commands.
updated Sep 9, 2010
edited by --Mariana--
posted by --Mariana--
If he clicks on the link, he will need to click on the "conjugar" button. (It's the same URL, weird...javascript or something, I guess) - webdunce, Sep 9, 2010
