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ellos daban

gave, were giving

ˈd a b a n → dar
dab to give + an they conjugation
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #20,934
gave, were giving In the phrase dar miedo, it means “to frighten” or “to scare.”
SP: Me daban las llaves cada mañana.
EN: They gave me the keys every morning.
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)

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)

Sentí que me daban de lado.

I felt like they were ignoring me.

Al trabajador le daban mucha comida.

The worker was given plenty of food.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

A Napoleón Bonaparte le daban miedo los gatos negros.

Napoleon Bonaparte was afraid of black cats.

Daban una película de terror.

They were showing a horror movie.

— Scream 7 (2026)

No me daban protección policial.

They weren’t providing me with police protection.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Y los peces en un acuario te daban más peces, igual que las gallinas y un gallo.

And the fish in an aquarium gave you more fish, just like the hens and a rooster.

No daban miedo y se veían muy normales.

They weren't scary and they looked perfectly normal.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Dicen que me daban unos, así como temblores muy fuertes.

They say I was having some really bad shaking spells.

— Los olvidados (1950)

Hacía los que me daban gusto.

I did what I liked.

Creí que se te daban bien las matemáticas.

I thought you were good at math.

Te lo daban, sin problemas.

They'd give it to you, no problem.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

No le hacían caso nunca ni le daban de comer.

They never paid any attention to him or fed him.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Ya ni daban consulta.

They weren't even seeing patients anymore.

— Noche de fuego (2021)

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

They were feeding a black dog and a white dog.

Daban Kakmé al Bolchoi.

They were showing *Kakmé* at the Bolshoi.

— Утомлённые солнцем (1994)

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

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

Sus familiares siempre me daban de comer.

My family always fed me.

Sounds similar to

dabas ˈd a b a s