| Hlavní překlady |
| ask⇒ vtr | (inquire of) (dotaz) | ptát se ned |
| | | zeptat se dok |
| | She asked me if I wanted dinner. |
| | Zeptala se mě, jestli chci večeři. |
| ask [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (with object: enquire) | ptát se ned |
| | | zeptat se dok |
| | A man stopped me in the street and asked me the time. |
| | Na ulici mě zastavil muž a zeptal se na čas. |
| ask [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | (request [sth] from [sb]) | žádat o ned + předl |
| | | požadovat ned |
| | The homeless woman asked me for money. |
| | Bezdomovec mě požádal o peníze. |
| ask for [sth] vi + prep | (request) | zeptat se dok |
| | | požádat, poprosit dok |
| | The policeman asked for my license and registration. |
| | Policista mě požádal o řidičský a technický průkaz. |
| ask [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | požádat ned |
| | | žádat dok |
| | My sister asked me to pass the salt. |
| | Sestra mě požádala, abych jí podal sůl. |
| ask if/whether vtr | (with clause: enquire) | ptát se ned |
| | | zeptat se dok |
| | I forgot to ask whether he could give me a lift to the party. |
| | Zapomněl jsem se zeptat, jestli by mě odvezl na večírek. |
| ask [sb] about [sth]⇒ vtr | (request information from [sb]) (žádost o informaci) | ptát se na ned |
| | | zeptat se na dok |
| | He asked his father about jobs in the factory. |
| | Ptal se otce na pracovní příležitosti v továrně. |
| ask about [sth] vi + prep | (request information) | ptát se ned |
| | | zeptat se dok |
| | The journalist was asking about the director's latest film. |
| | Novinář se režiséra ptal (or: zeptal) na jeho nejnovější film. |
| ask for [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (invite: trouble) (přeneseně: o nepříjemnosti) | říkat si ned |
| | (přeneseně: o nepříjemnosti) | říct si dok |
| Poznámka: This sense of "ask for" is often used with the continuous form of the verb - e.g., "He was asking for trouble" or "You're asking for it." |
| | I wouldn't do that if I were you! You're just asking for it. |
| | Být tebou to nedělám. Přímo si o to říkáš. |
Frázová slovesa
ask | asking |
| ask after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (enquire about health of: [sb]) (někoho) | zeptat se na dok + předl |
| | I ran into your old friends Vicki and Peter yesterday, and they asked after you. |
| ask [sb] in vtr phrasal insep | (invite to enter) | pozvat dovnitř dok + přísl |
| | The plumber showed Jenny his ID badge and she asked him in. |
| ask [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (invite on a date) | pozvat na rande dok, fráze |
| | He asked her out. |
| | Pozval ji na rande. |