Thread: как по вашему ?

Originally Posted by Lampada

Мне стыдно, но я должна признаться, что, хотя и встречала это слово, до сих пор не знала, что implore значит умолять. Также не знала, что supplicate и entreat это молить, просить.

Я тоже.

I don't know what implore means, but that's cos I am stupid.

Interestingly, everyone has glossed over the question of where the stress falls on по-моему and по-твоему.

It does not fall in the usual place, but on the o if my memory serves me, in both instances. I have no idea why. Maybe a native spkr can come up with smth.

умолять - even good ole Lingvo says: entreat, beg, implore; supplicate (for); beseech

Take your pick. Although "beseech" is a far stretch, takes me back to when I was a kid in the 17th century.... ah, the good ole days.

Originally Posted by chaika

Interestingly, everyone has glossed over the question of where the stress falls on по-моему and по-твоему.

It does not fall in the usual place, but on the o if my memory serves me, in both instances. I have no idea why. Maybe a native spkr can come up with smth.
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По-моему - in my opinion
по-твоему - in your opinion

may I ask what Lora's Dialogue is??

Originally Posted by scotcher

Different shades of meaning though:

просить/ попросить - to request/ ask (for smth)

спрашивать/ спросить - to inquire/ ask (a question)

(AFAIK)

I thought that for asking question you could only use

задавать // задать

вопрос

+ Dative (to someone)

Originally Posted by Mordan

Originally Posted by scotcher

Different shades of meaning though:

просить/ попросить - to request/ ask (for smth)

спрашивать/ спросить - to inquire/ ask (a question)

(AFAIK)

I thought that for asking question you could only use

задавать // задать

вопрос

+ Dative (to someone)

спрашивать/ спросить is also correct. Languages usually have several ways to express the same thought.

Originally Posted by TATY

Originally Posted by scotcher

Different shades of meaning though:

просить/ попросить - to request/ ask (for smth)

спрашивать/ спросить - to inquire/ ask (a question)

(AFAIK)

просить/ попросить - Can this also mean to beg?

What about this one?

я тебя очень прошу! = I'm begging you!