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198: Dare: How to Use This Important Italian Verb

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🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Dare is one of the most common Italian words. Learn how to conjugate it in the present, past and future and how to use it in common Italian expressions.

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Today's Italian words:
Mi dai una mano? = Can you give me a hand?
Non danno il menù = They don’t give the menu
Se mi dai un minuto… = If you give me a minute…
Ti do l’indirizzo = I give you the address
Mi piace dare consigli sul cibo = I like to give food recommendations

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0:00.0

Darre to give is a very common Italian word.

0:05.2

It's on the list of the most used words in Italian.

0:08.7

It's also used in lots of common Italian expressions that you'll get to year in a moment.

0:14.9

But daire works quite differently to other verbs, so lots of students can get it wrong.

0:20.7

You'll find out exactly how to use

0:22.1

it in this episode so that you'll be less likely to make mistakes.

0:36.8

Hi everyone and welcome to Learn Italian with Joy of Languages.

0:43.2

In today's episode, you learn how to use the verb or doing word, darre.

0:50.2

Just like give is a really common word in English,

0:54.1

darre is a word common word in English,

0:57.5

daire is a word you'll hear and use a lot in Italy.

1:03.1

For example, the receptionist at your hotel might ask you to give them your documents.

1:09.9

The hosts of your apartment might say that they'll give you the keys or someone might offer to give you a hand with your luggage.

1:10.9

Lots of students make mistakes with darre because it's an irregular verb.

1:15.9

This means that it doesn't follow the same patterns as other verbs.

1:20.7

Because it's a bit tricky, hearing darre in context a few times can help it click.

1:26.0

So in the conversation between me and

1:27.6

Matteo, you'll hear lots of different forms of the verb, Dare. See how many you notice.

1:36.3

Matteo, me dae a man. A nostro student is at Napoli. What restaurant

1:44.1

you, consulti? Where? Quedi, sit Our our student is at Napoli. What restaurant?

1:44.7

Consigli.

1:46.1

Dove?

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