Common Italian collocation
| Pronunciation | |
| Literal translation | To do a question |
| English translation | To ask a question |
| You do NOT say |
You can’t really translate this expression literally as chiedere una domanda, where chiedere means “to ask”. However, you can “ask for something”, which is translated into Italian as chiedere qualcosa.
| Chiedere qualcosa | To ask (for) something |
Examples
| Qualcuno ha domande da fare? | Does anyone have any questions? | |
| Sono stato indelicato, non avrei dovuto farti quella domanda. | I was tactless, I shouldn’t have asked that question. | |
| Il test è composto da dieci domande con risposta multipla. | The test consists of ten multiple-choice questions. |
Related lessons
- fare (to do)
- domanda (question)
- indefinite articles
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