Inklingo

dámela

DAH-meh-lah/ˈdamela/

dámela means give it to me in Spanish (referring to a feminine object).

give it to me

Also: hand it over
VerbA2irregular arinformal
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infinitivedar
past Participledado
gerunddando

📝 In Action

Si tienes la llave, dámela ahora.

A1

If you have the key, give it to me now.

Esa es mi manzana, ¡dámela!

A1

That is my apple, give it to me!

No quiero esperar por mi mochila; dámela ya.

A2

I don't want to wait for my backpack; give it to me already.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • entrégame (hand it to me)
  • pásamela (pass it to me)

Antonyms

  • quítamela (take it away from me)

Common Collocations

  • dámela por favorgive it to me please
  • dámela de vueltagive it back to me

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

present

yo
nosotrosdemos
ellos/ellas/ustedesden
des
vosotrosdeis
él/ella/usted

imperfect

yodiera
nosotrosdiéramos
ellos/ellas/ustedesdieran
dieras
vosotrosdierais
él/ella/usteddiera

indicative

present

yodoy
nosotrosdamos
ellos/ellas/ustedesdan
das
vosotrosdais
él/ella/ustedda

imperfect

yodaba
nosotrosdábamos
ellos/ellas/ustedesdaban
dabas
vosotrosdabais
él/ella/usteddaba

preterite

yodi
nosotrosdimos
ellos/ellas/ustedesdieron
diste
vosotrosdisteis
él/ella/usteddio

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: dámela

Question 1 of 2

If someone asks for 'la sal' (the salt), which should you say as you hand it to them?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family
dar(to give)Verb
dámelo(give it to me (masculine))Verb
🎵 Rhymes
tráemelapásamela
📚 Etymology

A combination of the Spanish verb 'dar' (from Latin 'dare') and the pronouns 'me' (to me) and 'la' (it).

First recorded: 13th century (base verb)

Cognates (Related words)

Italian: dammelaPortuguese: dá-ma

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I say 'me la da' instead?

Yes, but only if you are making a statement like 'He gives it to me.' When you are giving a direct command to someone, the pronouns must be stuck to the end: 'Dámela'.

Why is there an accent on the 'a'?

Spanish rules say that if you add pronouns to a verb and it becomes three or more syllables, you usually need an accent to keep the original sound of the verb.