Dawac

Dawac is the non-diacritic spelling of the Polish verb dawać, meaning to give. It is an imperfective verb used to describe the act of transferring something to another person or entity, as a practice, gift, or provision. The verb regularly governs the dative case for the recipient, for example: Daj mi pieniądze (Give me money).

Conjugation and usage: In present tense, the imperfective form is ja daję, ty dajesz, on daje, my dajemy, wy dajecie, oni dają. Past tense forms vary by gender and number (dawałem, dawałaś, dawało, dawaliśmy, dawałyście, dawali). The future of dawać is typically expressed with compound forms such as będę dawał (I will be giving) or, for completed actions, the perfective counterpart dać, with future forms dam, dasz, da, damy, dacie, dadzą. Imperative forms include daj (singular) and dawaj (colloquial or progressive) or dajcie (plural). Negative commands use nie dawaj (nie dawaj mi tego).

Derivations and syntax: The noun dawanie (the act of giving) derives from the same verb. The participles include dany (given) and giving-related phrases commonly appear with recipients in the dative, objects in the accusative, or beneficiaries in the instrumental for certain constructions. The verb forms appear across standard tenses, aspects, and moods, and are widely used in everyday Polish, literature, and speech.

Etymology and cognates: Dawac originates from the Proto-Slavic root associated with giving and is cognate with related verbs in other Slavic languages, such as Russian davat’ (to give) and Czech dávat. These cognates reflect a common Slavic heritage for expressing transfer and generosity.