Using Pedir in the Pretérito indefinido

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Using Pedir in the Pretérito indefinido

Example given: Maria pidío dinero a Manuel - Maria asked Manuel for money. Why isn’t it Maria pidío dinero de Manuel? Would this way of saying it be acceptable?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate stem-changing verb pedir in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)"

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SilviaKwizIQ Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Fran J.

With pedir, when we say who we are asking something from, Spanish normally uses a:

María pidió dinero a Manuel = María asked Manuel for money

Pedir algo de alguien is not the usual construction for this meaning, so María pidió dinero de Manuel would not sound natural here.

I hope this helps!

Silvia

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Fran J. asked:

Using Pedir in the Pretérito indefinido

Example given: Maria pidío dinero a Manuel - Maria asked Manuel for money. Why isn’t it Maria pidío dinero de Manuel? Would this way of saying it be acceptable?

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