KS3 · Spanish · Year 8
How people feel: idiomatic uses of 'dar' + noun
Describing how people feel: 'tener' and 'dar' + noun
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Your learning goal
I can use the irregular verb 'dar' to say how something makes people feel.
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I can use the irregular verb 'dar' to say how something makes people feel.
Key learning points
- The verb 'dar' means 'to give, giving'. It is an irregular verb in its 1st person singular 'I' form, 'doy'.
- The other present tense forms of 'dar' are regular.
- The verb 'dar' can also be used to describe how something makes people feel. English uses 'to be' + adjective for this.
- These 'dar' + noun expressions are idioms, i.e. not translated word-for-word.
Words to know
- irregular verb
- a verb that does not follow the regular rules
- dar
- -ar irregular verb meaning 'to give, giving'
- idiom
- a phrase or expression whose meaning we don't translate word-for-word, e.g. 'it's raining cats and dogs'
Common mistakes
The verb 'dar' always translates as 'to give, giving'.
The verb 'dar' means 'to give, giving' but can also translate as 'to be' + adjective when describing how something makes people feel.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The teacher might want to show the words one-by-one in A1.