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eu dera

had given

d ɛ ɾ ɐ → dar
de to give + ra Pluperfect (I/he/she had…)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, pluperfect tense Rare #41,031
had given A literary/formal past form; in everyday speech, Portuguese usually uses tinha dado.
PO: Ela dera o livro ao irmão antes da viagem.
EN: She had given the book to her brother before the trip.
Conjugation of dar
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
First dera —
Third dera deram

Que um membro da tropa dele dera um tiro ilegal na fronteira.

That a member of his troop had fired an illegal shot at the border.

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Tom cortou o bolo com a nova faca que Mary lhe dera.

Tom cut the cake with the new knife Mary had given him.

Perdi o relógio que meu pai me dera.

I lost the watch my father gave me.

Sounds similar to

dela d ɛ l ɐ dessa d ɛ s ɐ dura d u ɾ ɐ mera m ɛ ɾ ɐ fera f ɛ ɾ ɐ