сдава́ть

fairly common #3160C2

verbimperfective perfective is сдать

1.
to take (an exam), to sit (an exam), to pass (an exam)education
Сего́дня я сдаю́ экза́мен по фи́зике.
Today I'm taking my physics exam.
Imperfective сдавать normally means 'to take/sit' an exam; the perfective сдать means 'to pass' it successfully.
2.
to hand in, to hand over, to check in (luggage), to donate (blood)
Я сдаю́ кни́ги в библиоте́ку.
I'm returning the books to the library.
3.
to rent out, to let
Они́ сдаю́т кварти́ру студе́нтам.
They rent out the flat to students.
Often сдавать в наём / в аренду.
4.
to surrender, to give up (to the enemy), to turn in (to the police)
Он не хоте́л сдава́ть друзе́й поли́ции.
He didn't want to turn his friends in to the police.
5.
to deal (cards), to distributecard games
Кто сдаёт ка́рты?
Who is dealing the cards?
6.
to let up, to weaken, to fail (of health)
К ве́черу моро́зы сдава́ли.
Towards evening the frosts were letting up.

Examples

Курсанты сдают экзамен по аэронавигации завтра.
The cadets are taking their air navigation exam tomorrow.
Том сдаёт ко́мнаты студе́нтам.
Tom rents rooms to students.
Вчера́, сдавая маши́ну задом, Том перее́хал велосипе́д Мэри.
Yesterday, when Tom was backing up his car, he ran over Mary's bicycle.
Иван сдава́л экза́мен по матема́тике? — "Да, сдава́л и сдал на пять".
“Did Ivan take the mathematics exam?” - “Yes, he took it and got the highest grade.”
Вечерники сдают экзамены вместе со всеми.
The evening students take their exams together with everyone else.
Сдава́й ка́рты.
Deal us the cards.
За́втра примерно в э́то же вре́мя я буду сдава́ть экза́мен.
I will be taking the exam about this time tomorrow.
Сдава́йте домашние рабо́ты!
Turn in your homework.

Imperative
ты	сдава́й
вы	сдава́йте

Active present	сдаю́щий	handing in, submitting, handing over
Active past	сдава́вший	having taken (an exam), having passed (an exam), who was taking (an exam)
Passive present	сдава́емый	for rent, to let, rentable, leasable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	сдава́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	сдавав сдававши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
сдава́ть	-	to take (an exam); to hand in; to rent out; to surrender; to deal (cards); to let up
сдава́ться	-	to give up; to be for rent; to seem
пересдава́ть	пере-	to retake (an exam); to deal again; to sublet