What does ''darle'' mean in english?

Question

Its a word in my homework and I cannot find its meaning.

Answer 1

The reason you are having difficulty looking up darle is because it is actually two words. One is the verb 'dar', the other 'le' is an indirect object, not a direct object, as suggested by an earlier contributor.

A direct object is the person/thing that is receiving the action of the verb. The indirect object is what or who is receiving the direct object.

For example: I give chocolate to him.

In this case, chocolate is the direct object (it would be represented by the direct object pronoun lo in Spanish) and him is the indirect object (it would be le in Spanish).

In Spanish it would be Yo le lo doy. (And for reasons that are beyond your question, it would be changed to Yo se lo doy, to avoid double l's)

Good luck.

Answer 2

It doesn't always mean "her".

It might mean "to give it"

Correct, as mentioned in my case it was a woman. But you could address it to man (Él), woman (Ella), or and object (Ud.). =) - DJ_Huero, Feb 28, 2011

Answer 3

Well, I agree with pesta, but to use it in context I've heard in a song... "pa' darle" which would translate "to give her". The translation was directed to a woman in this case. But as you know "le" is the "Ella/Él/Ud." conjugation.

él and usted is always capitalized when it is abbreviated Ud. - 0074b507, Feb 28, 2011

done =) - DJ_Huero, Feb 28, 2011

Answer 4

Welcome to the forum!

Dar is the word you want to look up. The attached pronoun 'le' is a direct object.

'Le' is the indirect object. - Charlius, Feb 28, 2011

oops... yes. - pesta, Feb 28, 2011

Answer 5

I think that darle can also mean something like the English 'to come over', 'to act', 'to react' (strange etc).

¿Y a éste qué le dio? ¿Alguien le dijo algo impropio como para que se enojara así?

And what came over you? Did someone say something rude to make you mad like that? (loose translation jeje)

Answer 6

Thanks a lot everyone!! =D

Anytime! We're glad to help, and ¡Bienvenido al Foro! Don't forget to accept the answer you believe most fits your question to show others that it has been answered. =) - DJ_Huero, Mar 3, 2011