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Could you say "dame" if the receiver is plural? For example, to ask for help in accomplishing something within a group, in English I would use "Give us a hand." So in Spanish, "Dame su mano"...would be closer to "Give me a hand." (I think) Help?? How would you phrase it correctly?
I am actually looking for a short phrase to ask for participation of more volunteers for the fire department. I don't want to use ayudamos. Is there perhaps a good idiom for asking people to assist a group?
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Yes, you can use "dar" for that case...
"Deme una mano". Means, help me. You (singular) to me. (That's a formal way, else will be "dame" instead of "deme".
"Denos una mano". Means, help us. You (singular) to us.
"Dennos una mano". Means, help us. But, in this case is, You (plural) to us.
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If you go to the "more" menu at the top of the page and scroll down, you will find "conjugations." If you type in "dar" up will come every form of the verb that you can imagine. The imperatives (commands) are at the end.
Here is what they list:
Imperative -- no first person because no one in their right minds gives themselves a command da 2nd person, singular, informal dé 3rd person, singular, formal 2nd person demos 1st person, plural dad 2nd person, plural den 3rd person, plural and 2nd person formal
This should help you figure out the answers that people have given.
I'm not a native by any means but I was thinking that maybe
"Darnos uno mano." Would be a good way to say it. Google Translate
confirmed it as well. Just my 2 cents.
I totally agree with LNZ1 since if you look up the verb echar in the dicitionary here look at 17. and you will see the following: **# Echar mano -> to give assistance **.
In Spanish the correct phrase would be: "Echarnos una mano"
