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

Synonyms: inquire, demand, question

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

What is it that you wish to ask?
Asked about Chinese and Indian firms filling gaps left by Western companies in Russia, Mr Adeyemo said the US would “take action against” anyone helping Moscow evade sanctions.
“But who was she?” asked Dorothy.

Translations

Afrikaansvra
Catalandemanar; preguntar
Czechotázat se; ptát se; tázat se; zeptat se
Danishspørge
Dutchvragen
English (Old English)ascian
Esperantodemandi
Faeroesespyrja
Finnishkysyä
Frenchdemander
Germanfragen
Greek (Classical Greek)αἰτέω
Hungariankérdez
Icelandicspyrja
Italiandomandare
Jamaican Patoisaaks
Latinquaerere
Low Germanvrågen
Luxemburgishfroen
Malayminta
Norwegianspørre
Papiamentopuntra
Polishpytać
Portugueseperguntar
Romanianîntreba
Russianспрашивать; спросить
Saterland Frisianfräigje; anfräigje
Scottish Gaeliciarr
Spanishpreguntar
Srananaksi
Swahili‐uliza
Swedishfråga; spörja
Thaiถาม; สอบถาม
Turkishsormak
West Frisianfreegje
Yiddishפֿרעגן