No. 234 in Romanian
dă
The Romanian word "dă" means "gives" in English.
In a sentence
El dă cartea colegului său.
He gives the book to his colleague.
In this sentence, 'dă' acts as the third person singular form of the verb 'a da' (to give) and indicates the action of giving.
Dă-mi, te rog, o cană cu apă.
Please, give me a cup of water.
Here, 'dă' is a form of imperative mood of the verb 'a da', used to express a request.
Vântul dă răcoare în această zi călduroasă.
The wind gives coolness on this hot day.
In this context, 'dă' again represents the verb 'a da' (to give) in its third person singular form, describing an action attributed to the wind providing coolness.
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