дать

дать

"To give."

Here, "дать" is used in its basic sense meaning "to give," describing the action of presenting something to someone.

Я хочу дать подарок другу.

I want to give a gift to a friend.

In this sentence, "дай" is the imperative form of "дать," used to request someone to give information or notify about something.

Дай мне знать, когда ты приедешь.

Let me know when you arrive.

Here, "дал" is the past tense of "дать," used metaphorically to mean "to provide" interesting ideas or inspirations.

Текст книги дал мне много интересных идей.

The text of the book gave me many interesting ideas.