dać

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (“to be giving”), from *deh₃- (“to give”). Cognates include Lithuanian dúoti, Latin dō (“I give”), Ancient Greek δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give, I grant”), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬜𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (daδāiti), Sanskrit ददाति (dádāti) and Persian دادن‎ (dâdan, “to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat͡ɕ/

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Verb

dać pf (imperfective dawać)

1. (transitive) to give

   Dałeś dzieciom obiad?

   Did you give lunch to the children?

2. to let; to allow; to permit

   Daj mi posłuchać.

   Let me listen.

3. (intransitive, vulgar) to put out; to consent to sex (used mainly of women)

   Jak było u niego? Dałaś mu?

   How was it at his place? Did you put out?

Further reading

• dać in Polish dictionaries at PWN