Pidiéndole (en. Asking him)

piˈðjen̪dole

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

The action of requesting something from a person.

I was asking Juan for help to solve the problem.

Estaba pidiéndole ayuda a Juan para resolver el problema.

A polite way to request a favor or a service.

I am asking him for a very important favor.

Le estoy pidiéndole un favor muy importante.

To imply a need one has regarding another person.

Yesterday I was asking him for information about the project.

Ayer le estaba pidiéndole información sobre el proyecto.

From the verb 'pedir' with the addition of the pronoun 'le'.

asking for permission

Requesting authorization from someone.

pidiéndole permiso

demanding an explanation

Demanding explanations from someone.

pidiéndole cuentas

pleading loudly

Requesting something urgently and with insistence.

pidiéndole a gritos

to ask

Requesting something from someone.

pedir

to plead

Requesting something with great humility or insistence.

suplicar

to beg

Asking for something in an attentive or imploring manner.

rogar

Asking in a bad manner.

I don’t like it when you are asking for things like that.

No me gusta cuando estás pidiéndole las cosas así.

Asking for unexpected things.

Sometimes he is asking his friends for weird things.

A veces está pidiéndole cosas raras a sus amigos.