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to ask, to ask for, to request chiedere
How to say “to ask, to ask for, to request” in Italian? “Chiedere”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “chiedere” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to ask, to ask for, to request in Italian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember: Associate “chiedere” with “ask” by thinking of someone saying “Chi, edere?” (“Who, to ask?”) as a silly mnemonic to recall its irregular stem changes. Notice its similarity to “domandare” (to ask a question) to help differentiate when you mean “ask for something” (chiedere) versus simply “ask” (domandare).

Explanations and Synonyms:
• Chiedere means “to ask,” “to ask for,” or “to request.”
• Similar words include “domandare” (often used for asking questions) and “richiedere” (more formal, often meaning to request).

Conjugations:

Infinitive: chiedere
Gerund: chiedendo
Past Participle: chiesto
Present Participle (rare): chiedente

Indicative Present:
 Io chiedo   ( I ask / am asking )
 Tu chiedi   ( You ask/are asking )
 Lui/lei chiede ( He/She asks/is asking )
 Noi chiediamo  ( We ask/are asking )
 Voi chiedete  ( You all ask/are asking )
 Loro chiedono  ( They ask/are asking )

Passato Prossimo:
 Io ho chiesto  ( I asked/have asked )
 Tu hai chiesto  ( You asked/have asked )
 Lui/lei ha chiesto ( He/She asked/has asked )
 Noi abbiamo chiesto ( We asked/have asked )
 Voi avete chiesto ( You all asked/have asked )
 Loro hanno chiesto ( They asked/have asked )

Imperfetto:
 Io chiedevo  ( I was asking / used to ask )
 Tu chiedevi  ( You were asking/used to ask )
 Lui/lei chiedeva ( He/She was asking/used to ask )
 Noi chiedevamo  ( We were asking/used to ask )
 Voi chiedevate  ( You all were asking/used to ask )
 Loro chiedevano ( They were asking/used to ask )

Futuro:
 Io chiederò  ( I will ask )
 Tu chiederai  ( You will ask )
 Lui/lei chiederà ( He/She will ask )
 Noi chiederemo ( We will ask )
 Voi chiederete ( You all will ask )
 Loro chiederanno ( They will ask )

Congiuntivo Presente (Subjunctive Present):
 Che io chieda
 Che tu chieda
 Che lui/lei chieda
 Che noi chiediamo
 Che voi chiediate
 Che loro chiedano

Condizionale Presente:
 Io chiederei ( I would ask )
 Tu chiederesti ( You would ask )
 Lui/lei chiederebbe ( He/She would ask )
 Noi chiederemmo ( We would ask )
 Voi chiedereste ( You all would ask )
 Loro chiederebbero ( They would ask )

Example Sentences:
1. "Gli ho chiesto un favore."
 Translation: "I asked him for a favor."

2. "Chiedi pure se non capisci."
 Translation: "Feel free to ask if you don’t understand."

3. "Domani chiederemo informazioni all'ufficio."
 Translation: "Tomorrow we will ask for information at the office."

4. "Mi chiedevo se potessi aiutarmi."
 Translation: "I was wondering if you could help me."

5. "Se avessi bisogno, chiederesti aiuto, vero?"
 Translation: "If you needed it, you would ask for help, wouldn't you?"

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