This is the 6094th most frequent Russian word.
спрашивают
"They ask"
Here, 'спрашивают' is used to indicate that the subject (friends) is asking questions directly about the person's weekend.
Друзья спрашивают меня о моих выходных.
My friends ask me about my weekend.
In this sentence, 'спрашивают' represents the action of inquiring or requesting knowledge on a specific topic, which is grammar in this case.
Ученики часто спрашивают преподавателя о грамматике.
Students often ask the teacher about grammar.
In this context, 'спрашивают' means to perform the action of asking to gain understanding about the subject of language learning.