No. 225 in Dutch
gaf
"Given" (past tense of "give").
In a sentence
Hij gaf mij een cadeau.
He gave me a gift.
In this sentence, 'gaf' is the past tense of the verb 'geven' (to give), and it implies that the subject performed an action of giving something definite in the past.
Ze gaf niet op, ondanks de tegenslagen.
She did not give up, despite the setbacks.
Here, 'gaf' is used as part of the phrasal verb 'niet opgeven', meaning 'not to give up'; the verb remains in its past tense form.
De docent gaf duidelijk aan wanneer we de opdracht moesten inleveren.
The teacher clearly indicated when we had to submit the assignment.
In this example, 'gaf' is used with 'aan' as part of the separable verb 'aangeven', which means 'to indicate' or 'to specify' in past tense.
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