asked, requested, wondered
He asked for money.
On demanda à la secrétaire de classer les anciennes notes.
The secretary was asked to file the old notes.
Très sérieusement, monsieur, lui demanda-t-il, vous êtes pressé ?
“Seriously, sir,” he asked him, “are you in a hurry?”
La police demanda que le criminel leur remette le pistolet.
The police demanded that the criminal hand over the gun.
Sami demanda de l'argent à Layla.
Sami asked Layla for money.
Nobody asked me anything.
Le prince demanda à la petite fille pourquoi elle pleurait.
The prince asked the little girl why she was crying.
Elle me demanda ce qu'il était devenu.
She asked me what had become of him.