Common Italian collocation
| Literally | To do a question |
| IPA pronunciation | /ˈfaːre ˈuːna doˈmanda/ |
| You do NOT say |
Fare una domanda
To ask a question
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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