No. 6,009 in French
donner
To give.
In a sentence
Je vais donner ce livre à mon ami.
I am going to give this book to my friend.
Here, 'donner' is used to express the action of transferring possession of an item—a book—to another person.
Cet événement nous a donné de nombreuses opportunités.
This event provided us with many opportunities.
In this sentence, 'donner' conveys the meaning of offering or providing abstract benefits, in this case, opportunities.
Peux-tu me donner un exemple de cette règle?
Can you give me an example of this rule?
Here, 'donner' is used in the context of supplying an example or information regarding a specific topic.
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