Information about the word ask (English → Esperanto: peti)

Synonyms: apply, apply for, ask for, beg, bid, request, seek

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɑːsk/
Hyphenationask
Shavian alphabet𐑭𐑕𐑒
Deseret alphabet𐐪𐑅𐐿

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) ask(I) asked
(thou) askest(thou) askedst
(he) asks, asketh(he) asked
(we) ask(we) asked
(you) ask(you) asked
(they) ask(they) asked
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) ask (I) asked
(thou) ask(thou) asked
(he) ask(he) asked
(we) ask(we) asked
(you) ask(you) asked
(they) ask(they) asked
Imperative mood
ask
Participles
Present participlePast participle
askingasked

Usage samples

But he asks the impossible.
You are asking me to sell Cape Junchion?
On Tuesday, the civil authorities of Lviv also accepted a proposal to ask the Ukrainian parliament for a ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the former sister church of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Translations

Afrikaansvra
Albaniankërkoj
Catalandemanar
Danishbede
Dutchverzoeken; vragen
English (Old English)biddan
Esperantopeti
Faeroesebiðja; biðja um
Finnishpyytää
Frenchdemander
Germanbitten
Greekαιτώ
Greek (Old Greek)αἰτέω
Icelandicbiðja; biðja um
Italianchiedere
Jamaican Patoiskaal
Latinpetere; rogare
Papiamentosuplicá
Polishprosić
Portuguesepedir
Romaniancere
Saterland Frisianbidje
Spanishpedir
Srananbegi
Swahili‐omba
Swedishbedja
Thaiขอ; ชวน
West Frisianfreegje
Yiddishבעטן