dar chance

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to give opportunity (to someone)”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˌdaɾ ˈt͡ʃanθe/ [ˌd̪aɾ ˈt͡ʃãn̟.θe]
IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌdaɾ ˈt͡ʃanse/ [ˌd̪aɾ ˈt͡ʃãn.se]
Syllabification: dar chan‧ce

Verb

dar chance (first-person singular present doy chance, first-person singular preterite di chance, past participle dado chance)

(colloquial, idiomatic, US, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic) to allow someone to do something; to grant the chance [with dative]
La maestra me dio chance de entregar la tarea tarde.
The teacher allowed me to submit the homework late.
(colloquial, idiomatic, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador) to [with dative] to make space for someone; to grant someone space [with dative]

Conjugation

Conjugation of dar chance (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			dar chance
gerund			dando chance
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		dado chance		dada chance
		plural		dados chance		dadas chance
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	doy chance	das chance	da chance	damos chance	dais chance	dan chance
	imperfect	daba chance	dabas chance	daba chance	dábamos chance	dabais chance	daban chance
	preterite	di chance	diste chance	dio chance	dimos chance	disteis chance	dieron chance
	future	daré chance	darás chance	dará chance	daremos chance	daréis chance	darán chance
	conditional	daría chance	darías chance	daría chance	daríamos chance	daríais chance	darían chance

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	dé chance	des chance	dé chance	demos chance	deis chance	den chance
	imperfect (ra)	diera chance	dieras chance	diera chance	diéramos chance	dierais chance	dieran chance
	imperfect (se)	diese chance	dieses chance	diese chance	diésemos chance	dieseis chance	diesen chance
	future¹	diere chance	dieres chance	diere chance	diéremos chance	diereis chance	dieren chance

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		da chance	dé chance	demos chance	dad chance	den chance
	negative		no des chance	no dé chance	no demos chance	no deis chance	no den chance

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.

Selected combined forms of dar chance (irregular)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive dar chance
	dative	darme chance	darte chance	darle chance, darse chance	darnos chance	daros chance	darles chance, darse chance
	accusative	darme chance	darte chance	darlo chance, darla chance, darse chance	darnos chance	daros chance	darlos chance, darlas chance, darse chance

with gerund dando chance
	dative	dándome chance	dándote chance	dándole chance, dándose chance	dándonos chance	dándoos chance	dándoles chance, dándose chance
	accusative	dándome chance	dándote chance	dándolo chance, dándola chance, dándose chance	dándonos chance	dándoos chance	dándolos chance, dándolas chance, dándose chance

with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative da chance
	dative	dame chance	date chance	dale chance	danos chance	not used	dales chance
	accusative	dame chance	date chance	dalo chance, dala chance	danos chance	not used	dalos chance, dalas chance

with formal second-person singular imperative dé chance
	dative	deme chance	not used	dele chance, dese chance	denos chance	not used	deles chance
	accusative	deme chance	not used	delo chance, dela chance, dese chance	denos chance	not used	delos chance, delas chance

with first-person plural imperative demos chance
	dative	not used	démoste chance	démosle chance	démonos chance	démoos chance	démosles chance
	accusative	not used	démoste chance	démoslo chance, démosla chance	démonos chance	démoos chance	démoslos chance, démoslas chance

with informal second-person plural imperative dad chance
	dative	dadme chance	not used	dadle chance	dadnos chance	daos chance	dadles chance
	accusative	dadme chance	not used	dadlo chance, dadla chance	dadnos chance	daos chance	dadlos chance, dadlas chance

with formal second-person plural imperative den chance
	dative	denme chance	not used	denle chance	dennos chance	not used	denles chance, dense chance
	accusative	denme chance	not used	denlo chance, denla chance	dennos chance	not used	denlos chance, denlas chance, dense chance