No. 5,341 in Russian
отдавать
To give back, to return, or to give away.
In a sentence
Я отдаю другу свою книгу.
I am giving my book to my friend.
The verb 'отдавать' here means 'to give back' or 'to transfer something to someone as a gesture of goodwill, completing an action of giving.'
Он отдаёт много времени работе.
He devotes a lot of time to work.
Here, 'отдавать' is used in the sense of 'to devote' or 'to allocate something non-material such as time or effort to something else.'
Мать отдаёт ребёнка в детский сад.
The mother enrolls the child in kindergarten.
In this context, 'отдавать' signifies the action of officially transferring someone to the care or responsibility of an institution or another person.
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