pedirle

to ask him/her, to ask you (formal)

→ pedir
pedir to ask for, to request + le 3rd-person singular indirect object
verb Common #6,177
to ask him/her, to ask you (formal) Includes the indirect object pronoun “le” (“to him/her/you formal”).
SP: Voy a pedirle ayuda.
EN: I’m going to ask him/her for help.
Conjugation of pedir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pedí pedimos
Second pediste —
Third pidió pidieron
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First pido pedimos
Second pides —
Third pide piden
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First pido pedimos
Second pides —
Third pide piden
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — pidamos
Second pide pedid
Third pida pidan
Past
Present
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First pediré pediremos
Third pedirá —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First pediré pediremos
Third pedirá —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pedía —
Third pedía pedían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First pedía —
Third pedía pedían
Conditional
SingularPlural
First pediría —
Second pedirías —
Third pediría —
Imperative past

Es injusto pedirle a alguien que sea como tú.

It's unfair to ask someone to be like you.

Puede pedirle lo que quiera.

You can ask him for anything he wants.

— Parásitos (2019)

Es un honor pedirle la mano de su hija.

It is an honor to ask for your daughter's hand.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Tengo que pedirle que se vaya.

I have to ask you to leave.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Fui a pedirle consejo.

I went to ask him for advice.

Doctor, si me permite, necesito pedirle un consejo.

Doctor, if you'll allow me, I need to ask you for some advice.

— Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha (1970)

Andá a pedirle disculpas a Tom.

Go apologize to Tom.

Me gustaría pedirle un autógrafo a Huma Rojo.

I would like to ask Huma Rojo for an autograph.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Hacer hablar a la tímida Kyoko en una fiesta es como pedirle peras al olmo.

Getting the shy Kyoko to speak at a party is like asking for the impossible.

Voy a pedirle al cocinero que te prepare una sopa de hierbas.

I'm going to ask the cook to prepare some herb soup for you.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Bastaba con pedirle los detalles a su secretaria.

All you had to do was ask his secretary for the details.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Tom por fin reunió el valor para pedirle a Mary que saliera con él.

Tom finally mustered up the courage to ask Mary out on a date.

Señora Young, debo pedirle que se vaya.

Mrs. Young, I must ask you to leave.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

No puedo pedirle que no sea quien es.

I can't ask him not to be who he is.

Entonces, un chaval viene a pedirle un autógrafo.

Then, a kid comes up to ask him for an autograph.

— El odio (1995)

Tom debería pedirle disculpas a Mary.

Tom should apologize to Mary.

Lo siento, ¿no puedo pedirle a mi mamá que me lleve a algún lugar?

Sorry, can't I ask my mom to take me somewhere?

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

No tengo el coraje de pedirle a mi jefe que me preste su auto.

I don't have the courage to ask my boss to lend me his car.

Mi orgullo me impidió pedirle prestado dinero.

My pride prevented me from asking him to lend me money.

Antes, me la habría tirado sin casi pedirle permiso.

Before, I would have slept with her without even asking her permission.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

No puedo creer que tuviera los cojones de pedirle al jefe un aumento de sueldo.

I can’t believe he had the balls to ask the boss for a raise.

Voy a pedirle su opinión.

I'm going to ask for their opinion.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Tom no tuvo el valor de pedirle un aumento a su jefe.

Tom didn't have the courage to ask his boss for a raise.

Debo pedirle disculpas.

I must apologize to him.

Tenía miedo de pedirle un descanso a su jefe.

She was afraid to ask her boss for a break.

Al final reunió el valor suficiente para pedirle más dinero.

Finally, she mustered up enough courage to ask him for more money.

No me atrevo a pedirle al jefe prestado el coche.

I don’t dare ask my boss to lend me his car.

Bueno, solo tienes que pedirle su ayuda.

Well, you just have to ask for their help.

Tom no tiene intenciones de pedirle disculpas a Mary.

Tom has no intention of apologizing to Mary.

Tendré que pedirle que se vaya.

I'll have to ask him to leave.

Duque, tengo un favor difícil que pedirle.

Duke, I have a difficult favor to ask of you.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Tom previno a Mary de que John intentaría pedirle dinero prestado.

Tom warned Mary that John would try to borrow money from her.

Hice eso sin pedirle consejo a nadie.

I did that without asking anyone for advice.

Tengo que pedirle un adelanto, por favor.

I need to ask you for an advance, please.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Hay cosas que las mujeres no pueden pedirle a los demás que hagan.

There are things that women cannot ask others to do.

— Broker (2022)

Tom debería pedirle consejo a Mary.

Tom should ask Mary for advice.

Tom definitivamente debería pedirle su opinión a Mary.

Tom should definitely ask Mary for her opinion.

No me puedo creer que vayas a pedirle a Mary que se case contigo.

I can't believe you're going to ask Mary to marry you.

Le escribo para informarle de mis problemas y pedirle su ayuda.

I am writing to inform you of my problems and ask for your help.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Además Paulie podía hacer lo que fuera, hasta pedirle prestado al restaurante.

Besides, Paulie could do whatever it took, even borrow money from the restaurant.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Debes pedirle el permiso a tu profesor.

You must ask your teacher for permission.

Debo pedirle a alguien que arregle mi procesador de texto.

I need to ask someone to fix my word processor.

Tom no tuvo más opción que pedirle a Mary que le ayudara.

Tom had no choice but to ask Mary for help.

Tom nunca debió pedirle dinero prestado a él.

Tom should never have asked him for money.

También podéis pedirle consejo a vuestro profesor.

You can also ask your teacher for advice.

A quién iba a pedirle que viniera?

Who was I going to ask to come?

— TÁR (2022)

Al final decidimos pedirle consejo al profesor.

In the end we decided to ask the professor for advice.

Pedirle a un hombre que cambie de cerveza.

Ask a man to switch beers.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Tú irás a pedirle a Dev que se case contigo?

Are you going to ask Dev to marry you?

— Devdas (2002)

Quisiera pedirle si puede llevarlo hasta esta dirección.

I would like to ask if you can take it to this address.

— Estación central de Brasil (1998)

Es demasiado tímido para pedirle que sea padrino de boda.

He's too shy to ask her to be his best man.

— Los visitantes (1993)

Entonces, ¿puedo pedirle sus papeles también?

So, may I ask for your papers as well?

— El Capitán (2018)

Mark, deseo pedirle algo.

Mark, I would like to ask you something.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)

Yo quería pedirle algo a ustedes.

I wanted to ask you all for something.

— Lazzaro feliz (2018)

Debo pedirle que se vaya.

I must ask you to leave.

Quiero pedirle disculpas.

I want to apologize.

— El submarino (Das Boot) (1981)

Deberíais pedirle consejo a él.

You should ask him for advice.