No. 3,213 in Portuguese
dava
"Dava" is the imperfect tense of the verb "dar," meaning "used to give" or "would give" in English.
In a sentence
Ele me dava aulas de música todas as semanas.
He gave me music lessons every week.
Indicates an action in the past performed habitually or repeatedly.
Se você tivesse pedido, eu dava a resposta certa.
If you had asked, I would have given the correct answer.
Shows a hypothetical past scenario within a conditional sentence.
Antigamente, isso dava mais orgulho à comunidade.
In the past, this brought more pride to the community.
Conveys a characteristic or occurrence in the past that had a lasting effect.
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