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pedir
transitive verb
1. to ask for (solicitar)
- pedir algo a alguien -> to ask somebody for something
- pedir a alguien que haga algo -> to ask somebody to do something
- pedir a alguien (en matrimonio) -> to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)
- pedir (prestado) algo a alguien -> to borrow something from somebody
- pide un millón por la moto -> he's asking a million for the motorbike
2. to order (en bares, restaurantes)
- ¿qué has pedido de postre? -> what have you ordered for dessert?
3. to demand (exigir)
4. to call for, to need (requerir)
intransitive verb
5. to beg (mendigar)
6. to order (en bares, restaurantes)
7. (rezar)
- pedir por el alma de alguien -> to pray for somebody's soul
pedirse
pronomial verb1. (escoger)
- ¿qué pastel te pides tú? -> which cake do you want?
- ¡me pido prímer para subir al columpio! -> bags I get first go on the swing!(uso infantil) (British), dibs on first go on the swing! (United States)
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pedir [pay-deer’]
article & verb transitive
1. To ask for, to request, to supplicate, to solicit.
2. To ask, to demand or require information.
3. To crave, to manifest a desire of obtaining something from another.
4. To demand and fix a price on goods set for sale (precio).
5. To demand, to inquire after, to wish for.
6. To ask for a woman in marriage (matrimonio).
- Pedir limosna, to beg, to ask alms. Pedir justici -> or pedir en juicio, to claim, to bring an action or claim against a person before a judge
- Pedir cuentas -> to call for the accounts
- Pedir cuenta -> to bring a person to account
- A pedir de boca -> according to desire; adequately
- Pedírselo a uno el cuerpo -> to long anxiously
- Pedir la paz -> to sue for peace
- La casa está pidiendo una mano de pintura -> the house is crying out for a dab of paint
(Yo pido, pida: el pidió or pidiera. V. PEDIR.
Verb Conjugation for "pedir"
- Infinitive
- pedir
- Gerund
- pidiendo
- Participle
- pedido
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | pido | pedí | pedía | pediré | pida |
| Tú | pides | pediste | pedías | pedirás | pidas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | pide | pidió | pedía | pedirá | pida |
| Nosotros | pedimos | pedimos | pedíamos | pediremos | pidamos |
| Vosotros | pedís | pedisteis | pedíais | pediréis | pidáis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | piden | pidieron | pedían | pedirán | pidan |
"pedir" in the Answers forum
| Q: | do you normally say:¨¿qué vas a tomar de cenar? ´ or´¿qué vas a pedir de… |
| A: | ¿qué vas a tomar para cenar? "tomar de cenar" is wrong. ¿qué vas a pedir para cenar? It sounds better than "de cenar" |
| Q: | que mas se puede pedir a la vida |
| A: | Ok, I'll help you trying to rewrite that sentence without mistakes, so it is easier for you to translate. Give it a go, and I'll verify your translation… |
| Q: | When is "pedir used and when is "preguntar" used? |
| A: | Pedir means ask as in to request, while preguntar means ask as in to question. Por lo tanto, pides un favor, pero preguntas el por qué. |
| Q: | why "se"is use in this sentence "Representantes religiosos, activistas, abogados y diplomáticos… |
| A: | "Unir" means to put things together, or marry two people, and it is transitive. If you mean to say to join with other people as a group, the verb becomes… |
| Q: | Pedir and Preguntar- Subjunctive? |
| A: | It depends on the context. It's rather complex, but there is a little acronym to remember when to use it W-will (i.e. I want you to do your homework Quiero… |
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