deu

[deh-oo]

verb

gave; worked out; resulted in

1. Simple past tense of 'dar' (to give)

He gave me a book yesterday

Ele me deu um livro ontem

2. Resulted in; worked out (colloquial usage)

The plan worked out well

O plano deu certo

3. It happened; it occurred

What happened?

O que deu?

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

deu

Standard usage, very common in speech and writing

Portugal

deu

Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

Colloquial

deu ruim / deu boa

Slang expressions meaning 'it went wrong' or 'it went well'

deu certo - it worked out

deu ruim - it went wrong

deu boa - it was good

o que deu nele? - what's wrong with him?

deu treta - there was drama/trouble

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