gaf

gaf

"Given" (past tense of "give").

In this sentence, 'gaf' is the past tense of the verb 'geven' (to give), and it implies that the subject performed an action of giving something definite in the past.

Hij gaf mij een cadeau.

He gave me a gift.

Here, 'gaf' is used as part of the phrasal verb 'niet opgeven', meaning 'not to give up'; the verb remains in its past tense form.

Ze gaf niet op, ondanks de tegenslagen.

She did not give up, despite the setbacks.

In this example, 'gaf' is used with 'aan' as part of the separable verb 'aangeven', which means 'to indicate' or 'to specify' in past tense.

De docent gaf duidelijk aan wanneer we de opdracht moesten inleveren.

The teacher clearly indicated when we had to submit the assignment.