donner

/dɔne/

verbINFG1

give

hand over

provide

donate

Tu peux me donner le sel ?

Can you give me the salt?

Synonyms:offrir, remettre, passer, fournir

verbINFG1

result in

yield

produce

On a essayé de l'allumer mais ça n'a rien donné.

We tried to turn it on but it didn't do anything / it didn't yield any result.

Synonyms:produire, aboutir, résulter

verbINFG1

face

overlook

look out onto (of a window, room, etc.)

Sa fenêtre donne sur un parc magnifique.

Her window overlooks a beautiful park.

Synonyms:ouvrir sur, avoir vue sur

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Donner means "to give," "to provide," or "to confer."

It's used for Physical giving: "Je te donne un cadeau" (I give you a gift)

Abstract concepts: "Donner son avis" (To give one's opinion)

Producing a result: "Ça donne faim" (That makes one hungry).

While often "to give," donner can also mean "to produce" or "to result in," which differs from a direct translation.

For example, "La terre donne de bons fruits" (The land produces good fruit).

Je donne

Tu donnes

Il/elle/on donne

Nous donnons

Vous donnez

Ils/elles donnent