Imperative (imperativo)
| nosotros | - |
| vosotros | - |
to scare, to frighten
A fixed verb phrase meaning to be scary or frightening — used impersonally, with the person who's scared as an indirect object: eso me da miedo (that scares me), me da miedo la oscuridad (I'm afraid of the dark).
Learners often reach for asustar when they mean dar miedo, or vice versa — dar miedo describes an inherent, often ongoing quality ("spiders scare me"), while asustar is more about a specific, sudden act of frightening someone.
Often confused with asustar.
| nosotros | - |
| vosotros | - |
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"dar miedo" means "to scare, to frighten".
The imperative (imperativo) of "dar miedo" is: nosotros -, vosotros -.