dar chance

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to give opportunity (to someone)”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdaɾ ˈt͡ʃanθe/ [ˌd̪aɾ ˈt͡ʃãn̟.θe] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ˌdaɾ ˈt͡ʃanse/ [ˌd̪aɾ ˈt͡ʃãn.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • Syllabification: dar chan‧ce

Verb

dar chance (first-person singular present doy chance, first-person singular preterite di chance, past participle dado chance)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, US, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic) to allow someone to do something; to grant the chance [with dative]
    La maestra me dio chance de entregar la tarea tarde.
    The teacher allowed me to submit the homework late.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador) to [with dative] to make space for someone; to grant someone space [with dative]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dar chance (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive dar chance
gerund dando chance
past participle masculine feminine
singular dado chance dada chance
plural dados chance dadas chance
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present doy chance das chance da chance damos chance dais chance dan chance
imperfect daba chance dabas chance daba chance dábamos chance dabais chance daban chance
preterite di chance diste chance dio chance dimos chance disteis chance dieron chance
future daré chance darás chance dará chance daremos chance daréis chance darán chance
conditional daría chance darías chance daría chance daríamos chance daríais chance darían chance
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present dé chance des chance dé chance demos chance deis chance den chance
imperfect
(ra) 		diera chance dieras chance diera chance diéramos chance dierais chance dieran chance
imperfect
(se) 		diese chance dieses chance diese chance diésemos chance dieseis chance diesen chance
future1 diere chance dieres chance diere chance diéremos chance diereis chance dieren chance
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative da chance dé chance demos chance dad chance den chance
negative no des chance no dé chance no demos chance no deis chance no den chance

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.

    Selected combined forms of dar chance (irregular)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive dar chance dative darme chance darte chance darle chance, darse chance darnos chance daros chance darles chance, darse chance
accusative darme chance darte chance darlo chance, darla chance, darse chance darnos chance daros chance darlos chance, darlas chance, darse chance
with gerund dando chance dative dándome chance dándote chance dándole chance, dándose chance dándonos chance dándoos chance dándoles chance, dándose chance
accusative dándome chance dándote chance dándolo chance, dándola chance, dándose chance dándonos chance dándoos chance dándolos chance, dándolas chance, dándose chance
with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative da chance dative dame chance date chance dale chance danos chance not used dales chance
accusative dame chance date chance dalo chance, dala chance danos chance not used dalos chance, dalas chance
with formal second-person singular imperative dé chance dative deme chance not used dele chance, dese chance denos chance not used deles chance
accusative deme chance not used delo chance, dela chance, dese chance denos chance not used delos chance, delas chance
with first-person plural imperative demos chance dative not used démoste chance démosle chance démonos chance démoos chance démosles chance
accusative not used démoste chance démoslo chance, démosla chance démonos chance démoos chance démoslos chance, démoslas chance
with informal second-person plural imperative dad chance dative dadme chance not used dadle chance dadnos chance daos chance dadles chance
accusative dadme chance not used dadlo chance, dadla chance dadnos chance daos chance dadlos chance, dadlas chance
with formal second-person plural imperative den chance dative denme chance not used denle chance dennos chance not used denles chance, dense chance
accusative denme chance not used denlo chance, denla chance dennos chance not used denlos chance, denlas chance, dense chance


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