Dar para
This is an extension of our post about the many uses of the verb DAR.
Use the combination of verb Dar para when you want to convey the possibility of something. "Dá para falar com ele" - Would it be POSSIBLE for you to speak to him?"
Tuning into these special verbs will really accelerate your language learning. Others include FICAR, IR and TER.
Think of the literal translation to give, and how that conveys the idea of possibility. To give something is to be possible. If you wanted to say that it's possible to get somewhere on foot, by walking you could say:
Or, if you wonder if something is "doable", possible to do:
How about the negative?
Nice and simple. This is truly POWERFUL.
Just join DAR + PARA + verb in the infinitive.
And in the past tense:
You could use any tense in this construction: dava, daria, dará... The format is always the same. Just the conjugation of dar that changes.
It's this type of rule that we emphasize in our dialogs. Ones that have the broadest applications and are easy to recall. So you can get into the conversation quickly.
From the video learning course, INTENSIVO.
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