Роздай карти.

Deal the playing cards.

Breakdown of Роздай карти.

• карта: the playing card
• роздати: to deal; distribute

Questions & Answers about Роздай карти.

What form is роздай?

Роздай is the singular informal imperative form of the verb роздати.

So it is the form you use when telling one person to do something:

• Роздай карти. = command to one person

If you are speaking to:

• several people, or
• one person politely

you would say:

• Роздайте карти.

Why is it роздай, not just дай?

The prefix роз- adds the idea of distributing something to different people.

So:

• дай = give
• роздай = give out / hand out / deal

With cards, роздай is the natural choice because you are not just giving one card once; you are distributing cards around the table.

What case is карти in?