No. 9,443 in French
donnez
"Give."
In a sentence
Donnez-moi ce livre, s'il vous plaît.
Give me that book, please.
In this imperative sentence, 'donnez' is used as a formal command or request addressed to 'vous', indicating politeness when asking someone to do something.
Donnez aux enfants des jouets pour jouer.
Give the children toys to play with.
In this imperative sentence, 'donnez' is used to instruct or request to distribute items (toys) to a group ('aux enfants').
Quand vous donniez des conseils, les gens écoutaient.
When you were giving advice, people listened.
Here, 'donniez' (imperfect tense) is hovered by 'vous', reflecting past habitual action of giving advice in a polite or formal context.
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