preguntar

/pɾeɡunˈtaɾ/, [pɾe.ɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

ask, to ask


Verb preguntar (first-person singular present pregunto, first-person singular preterite pregunté, past participle preguntado)

  1. to ask
    Me preguntó por su hija.
    He asked me about his daughter.
  2. (reflexive) to wonder, to ask oneself

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Examples
  • Levanté la mano para preguntar.

    I raised my hand to ask a question.

  • Las siete preguntas que un ingeniero se tiene que preguntar a sí mismo son: quién, qué, cuándo, dónde, por qué, cómo y cuánto.

    The seven questions that an engineer has to ask himself are: who, what, when, where, why, how and how much.

  • Hay una cosa que quiero preguntar.

    There is one thing I want to ask.

  • Si alguien fuera a preguntar cuál es el objetivo de la historia, realmente no lo sé.

    If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.

  • No hay necesidad de preguntar. Usted lo sabe de todos modos.

    There's no need to ask. You know it anyway.

  • Temo que no podré ayudarte. Debes preguntar a alguien más.

    I'm afraid I can't help you. You must ask someone else.

  • Si realmente quieres saber, solo debes preguntar.

    If you really want to know, all you have to do is ask.

  • Puedes preguntar al chico que está jugando allí.

    You can ask the child who's playing over there.

  • Debes preguntar a Tom.

    You should ask Tom.

  • Si realmente quieres saber, todo lo que tienes que hacer es preguntar.

    If you really want to know, all you need to do is ask.

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