Dare in different languages

Dare in Different Languages

Discover 'Dare' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Dare


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Afrikaans
gee
Albanian
jep
Amharic
ስጥ
Arabic
يعطى
Armenian
տալ
Assamese
সাহস কৰক
Aymara
jan axsart’aña
Azerbaijani
vermək
Bambara
dare
Basque
eman
Belarusian
даць
Bengali
দিতে
Bhojpuri
हिम्मत कर लेत बानी
Bosnian
daj
Bulgarian
дай
Catalan
donar
Cebuano
mohatag
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Corsican
Croatian
dati
Czech
dát
Danish
give
Dhivehi
ކެރޭނެ
Dogri
हिम्मत करो
Dutch
geven
English
dare
Esperanto
doni
Estonian
andma
Ewe
dzideƒo
Filipino (Tagalog)
maglakas-loob
Finnish
antaa
French
donner
Frisian
jaan
Galician
dar
Georgian
მისცეს
German
geben
Greek
δίνω
Guarani
oñeatreve
Gujarati
આપો
Haitian Creole
bay
Hausa
ba
Hawaiian
hāʻawi
Hebrew
לָתֵת
Hindi
देना
Hmong
muab
Hungarian
adni
Icelandic
gefa
Igbo
nye
Ilocano
maituredmo
Indonesian
memberikan
Irish
tabhair
Italian
dare
Japanese
与える
Javanese
menehi
Kannada
ನೀಡಿ
Kazakh
беру
Khmer
ផ្តល់ឱ្យ
Kinyarwanda
gutinyuka
Konkani
धाडस करतात
Korean
주기
Krio
dare
Kurdish
dayin
Kurdish (Sorani)
بوێری
Kyrgyz
бер
Lao
ໃຫ້
Latin
dare
Latvian
dot
Lingala
kozala na mpiko
Lithuanian
duoti
Luganda
dare
Luxembourgish
ginn
Macedonian
даваат
Maithili
हिम्मत करू
Malagasy
omeo
Malay
memberi
Malayalam
കൊടുക്കുക
Maltese
agħti
Maori
hoatu
Marathi
द्या
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯊꯧꯅꯥ ꯐꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫
Mizo
dare
Mongolian
өгөх
Myanmar (Burmese)
ပေး
Nepali
दिनु
Norwegian
gi
Nyanja (Chichewa)
perekani
Odia (Oriya)
ସାହସ
Oromo
ija jabina
Pashto
ورکړئ
Persian
دادن
Polish
dać
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
dar
Punjabi
ਦੇਣਾ
Quechua
atrevikuy
Romanian
da
Russian
дать
Samoan
foai atu
Sanskrit
साहसं कुर्वन्ति
Scots Gaelic
thoir
Sepedi
sebete
Serbian
дати
Sesotho
fana
Shona
kupa
Sindhi
ڏيو
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
දෙන්න
Slovak
dať
Slovenian
dajte
Somali
sii
Spanish
dar
Sundanese
mikeun
Swahili
toa
Swedish
ge
Tagalog (Filipino)
magbigay
Tajik
додан
Tamil
கொடுங்கள்
Tatar
батырлык
Telugu
ఇవ్వండి
Thai
ให้
Tigrinya
ደፋር
Tsonga
dare
Turkish
vermek
Turkmen
batyrgaý
Twi (Akan)
akokoduru
Ukrainian
дати
Urdu
دینا
Uyghur
جۈرئەت
Uzbek
berish
Vietnamese
đưa cho
Welsh
rhoi
Xhosa
nika
Yiddish
געבן
Yoruba
fun
Zulu
nika

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansIn Afrikaans, "gee" can also mean "to give" or "to pay".
AlbanianJep can also mean 'bet', 'challenge' or 'hazard'. It has cognates in other Indo-European languages like 'jeu' (French) and 'juego' (Spanish).
AmharicThe word ስጥ ("dare") in Amharic is related to the word ስጠ ("give"), as both words involve risk or challenge.
Arabic"يعطى" can also mean "to give" or "to present" in Arabic.
ArmenianThe Armenian word “տալ” originally meant “place”. It is sometimes used to express a nuance of giving something in someone’s possession.
Azerbaijani"Vermək" is also the Azerbaijani word for "to give". However, it is not related to the English word "dare".
BasqueThe word "eman" also denotes the concept of "to become" in Basque, emphasizing the idea of embracing the unknown.
BelarusianIn the 18th century, the word "даць" meant to "give" or "hand over" in the Belarusian language
BengaliThe word "দিতে" also means "to give" in Bengali, a meaning related to its original sense of "to expose (oneself) to danger or harm", as in "to give oneself up".
BosnianIn addition to "dare," "daj" can also mean "give" in Bosnian.
BulgarianThe word "дай" in Bulgarian can also mean "give" or "let".
CatalanThe word "donar" in Catalan also has the meaning of "to give" (as in "to give someone a present").
CebuanoThe term "mohatag" could refer to a challenge, an adventure, or a bet depending on context.
Chinese (Simplified)Besides meaning “to dare,” the word "给" can also mean “to permit, allow, let, or assign a task.”
Chinese (Traditional)In Cantonese, "給" is also used to indicate an assignment of responsibility.
CorsicanThe word "dà" also means "to give" in Corsican.
CroatianIn Croatian, "dati" also means "to give" and is cognate with the English word "data".
CzechThe word "dát" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *dati, which means "to give".
DanishThe Danish word "give" is not related to the English "give" but is instead a contraction of "gis væk" meaning "give away"
DutchThe word 'geven' in Dutch also means to 'allow' or 'grant' something to someone.
EsperantoThe word "doni" can also mean "to offer" or "to grant".
EstonianThe Estonian word "andma" also has a sense of "to give" and can be cognate to the Finnish "antaa."
Finnish"Antaa" comes from the Proto-Finnic word *anta- meaning "to give", which is related to the Proto-Ugric word *ant- meaning "to hold, to carry".
French"Donner" also comes from Old French and can mean "to give" and "to hit."
FrisianThe Frisian word "jaan" can also mean "to admit" or "to confess".
GalicianIn Galician, "dar" also means "to give" and comes from the Latin "dare".
GeorgianThe Georgian word "მისცეს" is derived from the same Proto-Indo-European root as "give," and can also refer to the act of offering a gift.
German"Geben" in German doesn't only mean "dare", it also has the meaning "to give".
GreekThe word 'δίνω' in Greek can also mean to 'give', 'offer', or 'bestow'.
GujaratiThe Gujarati verb "આપો" (dare) is derived from the Sanskrit root "दृ", which also means "to see" or "to gaze upon".
Haitian CreoleKreyòl bay can also mean 'to open wide' and is related to Spanish 'babear,' 'to drool,' and English 'gape.'
HausaIn Hausa, "ba" also means "maybe" or "perhaps" when used in conjunction with other words.
HawaiianThe Hawaiian word "hāʻawi" has various meanings, including to give, offer, bestow, entrust, or allow, as well as the more familiar meaning of "to dare".
Hebrewלָתֵת derives from the root נתן, meaning "to give" or "to offer" and is related to the Arabic word "nahada" meaning "to give" or "to offer".
HindiIn Sanskrit, the word "देना" also means "to give" or "to offer".
HmongThe word "muab" has a similar sound to "muaib" ("courage") and "muas" ("strong").
HungarianThe word "adni" is the imperative form of the Hungarian verb "ad", which also means "to give".
IcelandicThe Icelandic word "gefa" derives from the Proto-Norse "geban" and can also refer to "giving".
Igbo"Nye" is also an exclamation used when expressing surprise or excitement.
IndonesianIndonesian word "memberikan" also means to "give" or "provide something" to someone or something.
IrishThe word 'tabhair' also means 'give' or 'offer' in Irish, and derives from the Old Irish word 'do-ber', meaning 'I give'.
ItalianThe Italian word "osa" comes from the Latin verb "audere", meaning "to dare or risk".
JapaneseThe verb "与える" (ageru) is also used to refer to the act of serving food or drink.
JavaneseThe word "menehi" in Javanese also means "to give" or "to bestow".
KannadaThe word "ನೀಡಿ" (nidi) is also used to mean "permission" or "approval" in Kannada.
KazakhIn Kazakh, "беру" also refers to a type of hawk or eagle.
KhmerThe word "ផ្តល់ឱ្យ" in Khmer can also mean "to give" or "to provide".
Korean주기 can also mean to provide or give, and is written as 주다 in this context.
KurdishThe word "dayin" in Kurdish, besides meaning "dare", can also mean "to bet" or "to challenge".
KyrgyzIn Kyrgyz, "бер" also means "one".
LaoThe word ໃຫ້ also means "to allow", "to give", or "can".
LatinThe Latin 'audere' has the same root as 'audio', and it originally meant 'to listen' and then 'to be bold' (to have heard) and finally 'to dare'.
LatvianLatvian "dot" may also refer to "point" (a small mark on a surface), or "comma" (a punctuation mark).
Lithuanian"Duoti" can also mean "put" or "place".
LuxembourgishThe Luxembourgish word "ginn" is derived from the German word "wagen", which also means "to dare" or "to risk".
MacedonianThe word "даваат" comes from the Old Slavic word "davati", meaning "to give", and also means "offering" or "invitation" in Macedonian.
Malagasy"Omeo" in Malagasy can also mean "to challenge" or "to provoke".
MalayThe word "memberi" can also refer to "to give" or "to provide", derived from the Proto-Malay-Polynesian word *m-beri.
Malayalam"കൊടുക്കുക" can also refer to offering or sacrificing something to a deity.
MalteseThe Maltese word 'agħti' is derived from the Arabic word 'a'ta', meaning 'to give'.
MaoriThe word "hoatu" can also mean "challenge" or "provoke".
MarathiThe word "द्या" ("dare") in Marathi can also mean "to bet" or "to risk" something.
Mongolian"Өгөх" translates to "to give" and is related to "gift" in Old Turkic
Myanmar (Burmese)"ပေး" (dare) likely derives from "ပေ" (give) and can also mean "let", "cause", "allow", or "permit".
Nepali"दिनु" is derived from the Sanskrit word "दृण" meaning "firm" or "strong".
NorwegianThe word "gi" also means "give" in Norwegian, similar to its cognates in other Germanic languages like English "give" and German "geben".
Nyanja (Chichewa)Alternate Nyanja word for "to dare" is "kusalasa", which originally meant "to provoke."
PashtoThe Pashto word "ورکړئ" can also refer to "giving" or "bestowing" as its root is "ور-", meaning "to give" or "to allow".
PersianThe Persian word "دادن" (dare) is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*do-", meaning "to give", making it a cognate of the English word "donate".
PolishThe Polish word "dać" also means "to give" and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *dati.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)Dar also means "to give" or "to put" in Portuguese.
PunjabiThe Punjabi word "ਦੇਣਾ" (dare) also carries the meaning of "to give".
RomanianIn Romanian, "da" can also refer to consent or permission, similar to "yes" in English.
RussianThe word "дать" also means "to give" and is cognate with the English word "date".
Samoan"Foai atu" in Samoan also means to invite, propose, suggest, or offer.
Scots GaelicThe Scots Gaelic word 'thoir' is also used in the sense of 'give', and is cognate with the Irish word 'tabhair' with the same meaning.
SerbianThe word "дати" (dare) in Serbian is derived from the Proto-Slavic verb *davati, meaning "to give" or "to put."
SesothoIn Southern Sotho 'fana' has the extended meaning of trying, attempting, or starting on something.
ShonaIn Shona, "kupa" can also mean "to provoke" or "to challenge".
SindhiThe word "ڏيو" (dare) is derived from the Sanskrit word "dhṛti" and has alternate meanings of "courage" and "fortitude" in Sindhi.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)දෙන්න comes from Tamil ‘തരുക’ which means ‘to offer’ and the derivative ‘తెర’ in Telugu also means ‘to offer’.
SlovakThe word "dať" in Slovak can also mean "to give" or "to put".
Slovenian'Dajte' in Slovenian can also mean 'give' or 'let'.
SomaliThe verb "sii" also denotes "leave or let alone"
Spanish"Dar" is the Spanish verb for "to give," "to make," and "to take."
SundaneseThe word "mikeun" in Sundanese also means "to challenge" or "to invite" someone to do something.
SwahiliToa in Swahili can also mean to gamble or risk something of value, such as money or possessions.
SwedishThe word "ge" is a homophone of the word "ge" used for the 2nd person informal imperative plural when addressing several persons.
Tagalog (Filipino)The Tagalog verb "magbigay" also means "to give" or "to provide".
TajikThe word "додан" in Tajik can also refer to "giving" or "handing over" something.
Teluguఇవ్వండి shares the same Indo-European root as the English word "dare" (der-), meaning “to put oneself forward”.
ThaiThai 'ให้' (dare) derives from Proto-Tai '*hawɲ' ('to give', 'to let') while 'ให้' (give) derives from Proto-Tai '*paj' ('to give', 'to send')
TurkishThe verb 'vermek' is derived from the Persian verb 'dadan', meaning 'to give' or 'to offer'.
UkrainianThe verb 'дати' ('dare') is also used as a form of address in Ukraine.
Urdu**دینا** (Dare) derives from another common verb, (**دینا**) meaning give or offer, suggesting the idea of exposing oneself to a potential risk or hardship.
UzbekThe word "berish" in Uzbek also means "to bear" or "to endure".
Vietnamese"Đưa cho" literally means "to give someone something" or "to offer something to someone" in Vietnamese, but it can also be used figuratively to mean "to challenge someone to do something" or "to provoke someone into doing something.
Welsh"Rhoi" also means "to promise" in Welsh.
XhosaIn Xhosa, "nika" means to challenge or provoke, originating from the Zulu word for "horn," representing courage or aggression.
YiddishThe Yiddish word 'געבן' can also mean 'to give', 'to allow', or 'to let'.
YorubaFun, meaning "dare" in Yoruba, also means "play" or "amusement" in English, highlighting the close association between challenge and enjoyment in both cultures.
ZuluThe word "nika" in Zulu can also mean "to challenge" or "to provoke.
EnglishThe word "dare" originates from the Old English word "darr" meaning "harm" or "injury".

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