Why the vosotros form "Dad"?

Question

In church, they sang a chorus that started with:

Dad gloria y honra....

Why do they use 'dad' here since the giving of glory and honor would not be to you all, but to God, right? Might I be missing a part of this?

When I first saw this I had no idea there was a conjugation of dar that was 'dad'.

Answer 1

Because the plural here is not applied to God, but to the people who is giving "honra y gloria" to God. People is plural, therefore, dad is in the plural form.

• ¡Da vuestra ofrenda a Dios! = One person.
• ¡Dad vuestras ofrendas a Dios! = More than one person.
• ¡Dad gracias a vuestro Dios! More than one person.

Excelencia y concisión. :-) - FigueroaGaray33, Mar 4, 2012

Thanks man! - farallon7, Mar 4, 2012

tu o su would be the singluar - BellaMargarita, Mar 4, 2012

Bella, we are talking about something totally different! Tu, su AND vuestra! You cannot use Dad with nuestra! It has to be vuestra. - farallon7, Mar 4, 2012

Thanks for the help. Because I rarlely use vosotros it's hard to think it through. - katydew, Mar 5, 2012

No problem Katy, besides that, you will rarely use it unless you want to read the Bible which is the equivalent of the King James Version's English. - farallon7, Mar 5, 2012

Well, I want to read the Bible and I see they use the Reina Valera a lot for responsive reading but I stick with the newer versions since it's hard enough for me just to understand those. Thanks. - katydew, Mar 5, 2012

I don't blame you! I am reading the gospel of Mark right now in the King James version, and it is tricky! I chose this version because it is a more accurate translation and I use the NIV for English clarification, but let me tell you! It is tough! - farallon7, Mar 5, 2012

Answer 2

Give glory and honor is Dad gloria y honra and they mean the father up in heaven and since vosotros is used in Spain maybe that's why But they were referring to giving God honor and praising him with glory. And not to mention its plural... So its also referring to the people singing praises to God . http://www.christianprofile.com/Images/Jesus/images/jesus013.jpg Good luck.

Thank you Nakimera. I might have gotten confused since the choruses usually use more modern language (well, except of course if I'm in Spain). - katydew, Mar 5, 2012

Answer 3

Dad is the vosotros the plural informal used in Spain command of Dar .

Thank you Bella. - katydew, Mar 5, 2012

Answer 4

Because the bible is written in Castillian. This form is all over in it. I would suppose that would mean hymns as well. Just a guess

Guess what I think you might be right. lolz - nakimera, Mar 4, 2012

I should read the Reina Valera more than the NVI. Thank you. - katydew, Mar 5, 2012

Answer 5

It is telling everyone to give those things (to God, I am assuming ).

(You all) Give glory and honor...

Well, that seems easy enough. I think I got "to give' and "give to" mixed up here. - katydew, Mar 4, 2012