No. 627 in Russian
дал
"Дал" - "gave" (past tense of "дать" - to give).
In a sentence
Он дал мне книгу.
He gave me a book.
The word 'дал' is the past tense masculine form of the verb 'дать' ('to give'), indicating that he handed something over to me.
Вчера он дал согласие на участие.
Yesterday he gave his consent to participate.
Here, 'дал' demonstrates the action of granting or agreeing, related to giving approval or consent.
Сильный ветер дал возможность парусу привести лодку в движение.
A strong wind provided an opportunity for the sail to move the boat.
In this case, 'дал' is used in a more metaphorical sense, implying that the wind enabled or gifted the possibility for action.
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