Sometimes I check the search keywords in order to find out how people have ended up reading my blog. Here's a post for the person who searched for
pyytää. In short,
kysyä is to ask a question and
pyytää is to ask for something, to request.
- Kysyitkö jotain? - Did you ask something?
- En kehtaa kysyä. - I don't dare to ask, it's too embarrassing.
- Minä kysyn Annalta, voiko hän auttaa. - I'll ask Anna if she can help.
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Very useful - thanks
ReplyDeleteI love this blog:)
ReplyDeleteI had been wondering what the difference between these two words were.
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I think the English equivalent of pyytää might be to request. We typically don't use that verb in everyday speech, but keeping it in mind helps me to grasp the difference between pyytää and kysyä.
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