сдава́ть

fairly common #3411C2

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

Ворованные телефоны он сдавал местному скупщику.
He sold the stolen phones to a local fence.
О́чередь Тома сдава́ть ка́рты.
It's Tom's turn to deal the cards.
В сле́дующем году я должен сдава́ть вступи́тельные экза́мены.
I have to take the entrance exams next year.
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.”
Я отдал четвертак и попросил не сдавать сдачу.
I handed over a twenty-five-ruble note and asked them not to give me any change.
Она сдаёт в наём ко́мнату студе́нтке.
She rents a room to a student.
Сего́дня днём я сдава́л кровь.
I donated blood this afternoon.
Студенты сдают экзамен по топографии.
The students are taking an exam in topography.

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