No. 1,665 in Spanish
piden
"They ask for" or "they request."
In a sentence
Los estudiantes piden ayuda para resolver el problema.
The students ask for help to solve the problem.
Here, 'piden' reflects the action of requesting or asking for something, specifically 'help' in this context, performed by 'los estudiantes'.
Ellos siempre piden comida en este restaurante.
They always order food at this restaurant.
In this sentence, 'piden' is used to indicate the action of ordering food, referring to a habitual action by 'ellos'.
¿Qué piden los clientes del menú especial?
What do the customers order from the special menu?
Here, 'piden' is used interrogatively to ask about the specific items being requested or ordered by 'los clientes' from 'el menú especial'.
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