ils donnèrent

gave

→ donner
donn give + èrent past tense, they
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #29,187
gave Simple past (passé simple), 3rd person plural ("they"); mainly used in writing and storytelling.
FR: Ils donnèrent leur argent à une association.
EN: They gave their money to a charity.
Conjugation of donner
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third donna donnèrent

Les femmes donnèrent vraiment leur meilleur.

The women really gave their best.

Les circonstances donnèrent de la crédibilité à son histoire.

Circumstances gave credibility to his story.

Tom et Mary se donnèrent la main.

Tom and Mary held hands.

Ils donnèrent de l'argent à la Croix-Rouge.

They gave money to the Red Cross.

Alors, ils donnèrent vie à cette idée.

So, they brought this idea to life.

— Anaconda (2025)

Ils nous donnèrent leur parole.

They gave us their word.

Ils donnèrent un bout de gâteau à Tom.

They gave Tom a piece of cake.

Elles me la donnèrent.

They gave it to me.

Trois rois et deux huit lui donnèrent une main pleine.

Three kings and two eights gave him a full hand.

Ses paroles me donnèrent de l'espoir.

His words gave me hope.

Elles donnèrent des explications différentes quant à l'accident.

They gave different explanations for the accident.