No. 181 in Portuguese
deu
"Deu" means "gave" in English.
In a sentence
Ele deu um presente para ela.
He gave her a gift.
In this sentence, 'deu' is the third-person singular past tense of the verb 'dar,' meaning 'to give'.
Deu para ouvir a música da festa daqui.
It was possible to hear the music from the party from here.
Here, 'deu' is used in an impersonal construction (similar to 'it was possible') indicating the feasibility of an action.
O que deu errado na receita?
What went wrong with the recipe?
In this case, 'deu' reflects a result or conclusion of an action, using the verb 'dar' in a figurative sense.
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