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darse

to give oneself, to take for oneself, to show off, to put on airs

ˈd a ɾ s e → dar
dar to give + se Reflexive marker
verb Rare #37,883
to give oneself, to take for oneself Used with a reflexive pronoun; often means allowing yourself something, such as time or a break.
SP: Es importante darse tiempo para descansar.
EN: It's important to give yourself time to rest.
to show off, to put on airs Commonly used in the expression darse tono.
SP: A él le gusta darse tono.
EN: He likes to show off.
Conjugation of dar
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — demos
Second dame danos
Third dé den
dámelas
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First doy damos
Second das —
Third da dan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First doy damos
Second das —
Third da dan
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First di dimos
Second diste —
Third dio dieron
Imperative present
SingularPlural
Second deme —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First daré daremos
Second darás —
Third dará darán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First daré daremos
Second darás —
Third dará darán
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second dieras dense
dieradierandese
Conditional
SingularPlural
First daría —
Second darías —
Third daría darían
Past
dado
Present
dando
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First daba —
Second dabas —
Third daba daban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First daba —
Second dabas —
Third daba daban
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First — diéramos

Debería darse unas vacaciones.

He should take a vacation.

Él puede darse el lujo de comprar una casa, ni hablar de un coche.

He can afford to buy a house, let alone a car.

Creo que todavía hay tiempo para darse un chapuzón.

I think there’s still time for a quick dip.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

A decir verdad, no pueden darse el lujo de comprarte.

To be honest, they can't afford to buy you.

— Кавказский пленник (1996)

Darse tono.

Put on airs.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

La vida es como la espuma por eso hay que darse como el mar.

Life is like foam, so you have to give yourself over like the sea.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Pero tiene que darse tiempo.

But you have to give yourself time.

— Song Sung Blue: Sueño inquebrantable (2025)

¿Alguien quiere venir a darse una vuelta?

Does anyone want to come for a walk?

Sounds similar to

darle ˈd a ɾ l e darme ˈd a ɾ m e darte ˈd a ɾ t e