попросить

Russian edit

Etymology edit

по- (po-) +‎ проси́ть (prosítʹ).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [pəprɐˈsʲitʲ]
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Verb edit

попроси́ть • (poprosítʹ) pf (imperfective проси́ть)

to ask for, to request (see usage notes)
Оте́ц попроси́л у до́чери проще́ния. ― Otéc poprosíl u dóčeri proščénija. ― The father asked his daughter for forgiveness.

Я хоте́л попроси́ть у тебя́ ча́шку са́хара. ― Ja xotél poprosítʹ u tebjá čášku sáxara. ― I wanted to ask you for a cup of sugar.

Я хочу́ попроси́ть тебя́ об услу́ге. ― Ja xočú poprosítʹ tebjá ob uslúge. ― I want to ask you for a favour.

Бою́сь, я до́лжен попроси́ть вас уйти́. ― Bojúsʹ, ja dólžen poprosítʹ vas ujtí. ― I'm afraid I must ask you to leave.

Usage notes edit

The direct object (the person being asked) can be constructed as "у (u) + person in genitive case" or "person in accusative case", and the indirect object (the thing being asked for), if a noun, can be constructed as "noun in genitive case", "noun in accusative case" or "о (o) + noun in prepositional case".

When "у (u) + person in genitive case" is used, the indirect object (the thing being asked for) is more often a noun in genitive case or accusative case, whereas when "person in accusative case" is used, the indirect object (the thing being asked for) is more often a verb or a noun in prepositional case preceded by "о (o)".

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of попроси́ть (class 4c perfective transitive)

Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
perfective aspect
infinitive	попроси́ть poprosítʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	попроси́вший poprosívšij
passive	—	попро́шенный popróšennyj
adverbial	—	попроси́в poprosív, попроси́вши poprosívši
	present tense	future tense
1st singular (я)	—	попрошу́ poprošú
2nd singular (ты)	—	попро́сишь poprósišʹ
3rd singular (он/она́/оно́)	—	попро́сит poprósit
1st plural (мы)	—	попро́сим poprósim
2nd plural (вы)	—	попро́сите poprósite
3rd plural (они́)	—	попро́сят poprósjat
imperative	singular	plural
	попроси́ poprosí	попроси́те poprosíte
past tense	singular	plural (мы/вы/они́)
masculine (я/ты/он)	попроси́л poprosíl	попроси́ли poprosíli
feminine (я/ты/она́)	попроси́ла poprosíla
neuter (оно́)	попроси́ло poprosílo