Today’s Spanish word of the day is “preguntar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to ask”.
The word “preguntar” comes from Latin percontari, meaning “to interrogate”.
“Preguntar” is a regular verb, so it’s conjugated in the same way as other regular -ar verbs.
Example sentences
¿Puedo preguntarte algo?
Can I ask you something?
Preguntó por ti esta mañana.
He asked about you this morning.
Me pregunté si estaba haciendo lo correcto.
I wondered (literally “I asked myself”) if I was doing the right thing.
Si no hubieras preguntado, nunca lo habrías sabido.
If you hadn’t asked, you never would have known.
Los investigadores preguntaron a 500 participantes sobre sus hábitos alimentarios.
The researchers asked 500 participants about their eating habits.
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