Meaning
to ask (for)
- to ask
- to ask for
- to request
In a sentence
Posso chiedere un bicchiere d'acqua?
Can I ask for a glass of water?
Ieri ho chiesto un favore a Luca.
Yesterday I asked Luca for a favor.
Non chiedere di tuo fratello adesso.
Don't ask about your brother now.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| chiedere | infinitive |
| chiediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| chiedo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| chiedete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| chiedi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| chiedono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| chiede | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| chiedevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| chiedevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| chiedevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| chiedevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| chiedevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| chiedeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| chiedemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| chiesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| chiedeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| chiedesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| chiesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| chiese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| chiederemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| chiederò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| chiederete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| chiederai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| chiederanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| chiederà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| chiediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| chieda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| chiediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| chieda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| chiedano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| chieda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| chiedessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| chiedessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| chiedeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| chiedessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| chiedessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| chiedesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| chiederemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| chiederei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| chiedereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| chiederesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| chiederebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| chiederebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| chiediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| chiedete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| chiedi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| chiedendo | gerund |
| chiesto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'chiedere' for direct questions or requests; 'domandare' is more formal or literary.
- Always use 'avere' as auxiliary: 'ho chiesto', never 'sono chiesto'.
- With pronouns, use indirect object: 'Mi ha chiesto un favore' (He asked me a favor).
- past participle chiesto