donner in real spoken French
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Short forms and one very common question.
Real spoken French
« Ça donne ! » on its own is enthusiastic approval — that’s great, that works. You will hear it about music above all. Said flatly with a question mark, « ça donne quoi ? » just asks for the result.
Requests get short and fast: « tu me donnes ça ? » replaces any polite formula among friends. And the ne disappears from negatives as always: « je te donne pas ça ».
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👨🏫 How to use « donner » at this level
1. « Ça donne ! » = it’s great. Mostly about music or results.
2. Drop the « ne ». « Je te donne pas mon code. »
3. « Donne ! » alone is blunt but normal between friends.
Ça donne, ce son !This track is great!
Tu me donnes ça ?Will you give me that?
Je te donne pas mon code.I’m not giving you my PIN.
Ça donne quoi ?How did it turn out?
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