# dar chance
## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /ˌdaɾ ˈt͡ʃanθe/ [ˌd̪aɾ ˈt͡ʃãn̟.θe]
* IPA: (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

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | dar chance | dar chance | dar chance | dar chance | dar chance |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | dando chance | dando chance | dando chance | dando chance | dando chance |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | dado chance | dado chance | dada chance | dada chance |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | dados chance | dados chance | dadas chance | dadas chance |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 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 |
| indicative | present | doy chance | das chance | da chance | damos chance | dais chance | dan chance |
| indicative | imperfect | daba chance | dabas chance | daba chance | dábamos chance | dabais chance | daban chance |
| indicative | preterite | di chance | diste chance | dio chance | dimos chance | disteis chance | dieron chance |
| indicative | future | daré chance | darás chance | dará chance | daremos chance | daréis chance | darán chance |
| indicative | 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 |
| subjunctive | present | dé chance | des chance | dé chance | demos chance | deis chance | den chance |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | diera chance | dieras chance | diera chance | diéramos chance | dierais chance | dieran chance |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | diese chance | dieses chance | diese chance | diésemos chance | dieseis chance | diesen chance |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | diere chance | dieres chance | diere chance | diéremos chance | diereis chance | dieren chance |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | da chance | dé chance | demos chance | dad chance | den chance |
| imperative | negative | | no des chance | no dé chance | no demos chance | no deis chance | no den chance |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “dar chance” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.