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il donnait

was giving, gave

→ donner
donn give + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #17,332
was giving, gave Imperfect tense (past): ongoing/repeated action or background description.
FR: Il me donnait toujours des conseils.
EN: He was always giving me advice.
Conjugation of donner
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First donnais —
Second donnais donniez
Third donnait donnaient

Si un ami te donnait des conseils, tu lui ferais ça ?

If a friend gave you advice, would you do that to him?

— Carandiru (2003)

Mon ami ne donnait jamais d'explications.

My friend never gave any explanations.

Tom donnait à Marie une rose.

Tom gave Mary a rose.

Il se donnait du mal.

He was putting in a lot of effort.

— Whiplash (2014)

Ziri donnait des cours à Rima.

Ziri gave lessons to Rima.

Il t'en donnait pour ton argent.

He gave you your money's worth.

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

L’amour lui donnait des forces de lion.

Love gave him the strength of a lion.

Il leur donnait de la nourriture et de l'argent.

He gave them food and money.

Yanni donnait de petits cadeaux à Skura.

Yanni gave Skura small gifts.

Je savais que Robert donnait parfois de l'argent.

I knew that Robert sometimes gave money.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Karp donnait dans le constat d'adultère.

Karp specialized in documenting adultery.

— Blow Out (1981)

Elle a dit qu'elle donnait du pain aux carpes.

She said she was feeding bread to the carp.

— Silent Voice (2016)

Le mien, c'est des baffes qu'il me donnait.

My dad used to slap me around.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Et si un de vous donnait le ton ?

What if one of you set the tone?

— La Vague (2008)

Même si on me la donnait pour rien, j'en voudrais pas.

Even if they gave it to me for free, I wouldn’t want it.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Quand j'étais enfant on me donnait la fessée si je faisais une bêtise.

When I was a child, I would get spanked if I did something naughty.

Il ne nous donnait pas des A, bien sûr.

He certainly wasn’t giving us As.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Michel donnait à Linda les meilleurs cadeaux.

Michel gave Linda the best gifts.

Si on lui donnait une autre chance, il ferait de son mieux.

If he were given another chance, he would do his best.

Kusanagi s'était chargé du diplomate qui lui donnait asile.

Kusanagi had taken care of the diplomat who was sheltering him.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Si on donnait une touche 'irlandaise 'à ces cafés ?

What if we gave these cafes an 'Irish' touch?

Quand maman n'était pas là, elle me donnait à manger.

When Mom wasn't around, she would feed me.

— Black (2005)