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Russian word of the day: Просить

Oct 07, 2020 (see all)
проси́ть
[ pra-séet' ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - попроси́ть
to ask, to request, to beg
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Examples

  • Они́ про́сят их прости́ть.

    a-née pró-syat eeh pras-téet'

    They ask to forgive them.

  • Она́ ни о чём меня́ не проси́ла.

    a-ná nee a chyom mee-nyá nye pra-sée-la

    She didn’t ask me anything.

Просить - Conjugation
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Same stem words

проси́ть проще́ния [pra-séet' pra-schyé-nee-ya] Phrase , perfective: попроси́ть проще́ния
to ask for forgiveness, to beg pardon, to apologize
про́сьба [prós'-ba] Noun , feminine
request, entreaty, application, solicitation

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потака́ть to indulge, to cater
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