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ellos daban

they gave

ˈd a b a n → dar
dab to give + an they conjugation
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Uncommon #20,691
they gave Imperfect tense (past habitual/ongoing); also used for formal "you (plural)" in Spain (ustedes).
SP: Todos los días me daban un vaso de leche antes de dormir.
EN: Every day they gave me a glass of milk before going to sleep.
Conjugation of dar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First daba —
Second dabas —
Third daba daban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First daba —
Second dabas —
Third daba daban

Le daban dinero siempre que iba a verlos.

They gave him money whenever he went to see them.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

Creí que se te daban bien las matemáticas.

I thought you were good at math.

Daban una película de terror.

They were showing a horror movie.

— Scream 7 (2026)

A Napoleón Bonaparte le daban miedo los gatos negros.

Napoleon Bonaparte was afraid of black cats.

Sus familiares siempre me daban de comer.

My family always fed me.

Sentí que me daban de lado.

I felt like they were ignoring me.

Cuando era pequeño, me daban unos azotes cuando hacía algo malo.

When I was little, I would get spanked when I did something wrong.

Al trabajador le daban mucha comida.

The worker was given plenty of food.

— Moscú no cree en las lágrimas (1980)

Daban Kakmé al Bolchoi.

They were showing *Kakmé* at the Bolshoi.

— Quemado por el sol (1994)

Te lo daban, sin problemas.

They'd give it to you, no problem.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

No daban miedo y se veían muy normales.

They weren't scary and they looked perfectly normal.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Me daban mucho miedo las tormentas, como a ti.

Storms used to scare me a lot, just like you.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Con ese que le ponían acá duro, le daban duro.

With that thing they put here, they went at him hard.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Ellos daban de comer a un perro negro y a uno blanco.

They were feeding a black dog and a white dog.

Hacía los que me daban gusto.

I did what I liked.

Las novelas de Julio Verne casi daban las noticias del futuro.

Jules Verne's novels almost reported the news of the future.

Sounds similar to

dabas ˈd a b a s