chiedere
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin quaerere, with dissimilation of /r–r/ to /d–r/.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkjɛ.de.re/, /ˈkje.de.re/[1]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛdere, -edere
- Hyphenation: chiè‧de‧re, chié‧de‧re
Verb
editchièdere or chiédere (first-person singular present chièdo or chiédo, first-person singular past historic chièsi or chiési, past participle chièsto or chiésto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to ask (for)
- È chiedere troppo. ― That's asking too much.
- Avrei dovuto chiedere. ― I should have asked.
- (transitive) to ask, request
- Ti sto chiedendo di restare. ― I'm asking you to stay.
- (intransitive) to ask [with di ‘about (someone)’] [auxiliary avere]
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of chièdere or chiédere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Including lesser-used forms:
Conjugation of chièdere or chiédere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Literary.
2Archaic or poetic.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ chiedere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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