No. 497 in Italian
dà
The Italian word "dà" means "gives" (third person singular of "dare").
In a sentence
Luisa dà il libro a Marco.
Luisa gives the book to Marco.
The word 'dà' here is a third-person singular present tense form of the verb 'dare', meaning 'to give'.
Il professore dà molta importanza agli esercizi.
The professor places a lot of importance on the exercises.
In this sentence, 'dà' refers to assigning or attributing importance, again from the verb 'dare'.
Questa lampada dà una luce calda.
This lamp gives off a warm light.
Here, 'dà' is used to describe emitting or producing, a figurative extension of the verb 'dare'.
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