russian word
ask , inquire in Russian: спрашивать
verbimperfectivelevel A1#520 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Дети постоянно спрашивают, почему небо голубое. Children constantly ask why the sky is blue.
Если что-то непонятно, можно всегда спрашивать. If something is unclear, you can always ask.
Он часто спрашивает у меня совета по работе. He often asks me for advice about work.
В магазине постоянно спрашивают эту книгу. People keep asking for this book at the store.
What does спрашивать mean in Russian?
01
ask (a question), inquire
Aspect pair
This verb is imperfective: ongoing or repeated action. Its perfective partner, for a completed one-time result, is
Conjugation of спрашивать
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| я / мы | спрашиваю | спрашиваем |
| ты / вы | спрашиваешь | спрашиваете |
| он / они | спрашивает | спрашивают |
| past | |
|---|---|
| masc | спрашивал |
| fem | спрашивала |
| neut | спрашивало |
| plural | спрашивали |
| imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | спрашивай |
| вы | спрашивайте |
Participles and gerunds
present activeспрашивающий
past activeспрашивавший
present passiveспрашиваемый
gerund (imperfective)спрашивая
gerund (perfective)спрашивав
gerund (perfective)спрашивавши
Words near this one by frequency
- правыйright (on the right side, opposite of left)#516
- составcomposition, make-up (what something consists of)#517
- федеральныйfederal (of the central government of a federation)#519
- приниматьtake (medicine), have (a bath/shower)#521
- членmember (of a group, organization)#522
- искатьto look for, search for (something or someone concrete)#523