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

Она сдаёт ко́мнату студе́нту.
She rents a room to a student.
Я ненави́жу сдава́ть ана́лизы кро́ви.
I hate having blood tests.
Не сдава́й меня.
Don't tell on me.
Нам по францу́зскому задава́ли что-нибудь, что надо за́втра сдава́ть?
Do we have any French homework that needs to be turned in tomorrow?
Сдава́йте дома́шнюю рабо́ту!
Turn in your homework.
Вечерники сдают экзамены вместе со всеми.
The evening students take their exams together with everyone else.
Сего́дня днём я сдава́л кровь.
I donated blood this afternoon.
Студенты сдают экзамен по гидродинамике завтра.
The students are taking an exam in hydrodynamics tomorrow.

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