Rogaba (en. Begged)

/roˈɣaβa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
Ask something from someone very insistently.
She was begging for a second chance.
Ella rogaba por una segunda oportunidad.
Beg or implore with fervor.
He was begging to be let into the party.
Rogaba que le dejaran entrar a la fiesta.
Request something with humility and devotion.
The child was begging his parents to take him to the park.
El niño rogaba a sus padres que lo llevaran al parque.

Etymology

From Latin 'rogare', meaning 'to ask' or 'to beg'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

beg someone
Ask something from a person urgently.
rogar a alguien
begging for mercy
Begging for forgiveness or mercy.
rogando por clemencia
was begging and was not heard
Imploring without getting a response.
rogaba y no fue escuchado
beg incessantly
Request insistently in a continuous manner.
rogar sin cesar

Related Words

plea
Act of begging; supplication.
ruego
beg
Ask for something with great insistence.
suplicar
implore
Beg with desperation.
implorar
demand
Require something firmly.
demandar

Slang Meanings

Beg in a desperate manner.
He was begging as if there were no tomorrow.
Estaba rogando como si no hubiera un mañana.
Beg for something in a humorous way.
He begged his friend with a pitiful face to lend him money.
Le rogó a su amigo con una cara de pena que le prestara dinero.