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Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

mieć prośbę **do** kogoś

English translation:

I have a request to ask of you/Will you do me a favor/

Added to glossary by goldenred
Jul 18, 2010 14:59
14 yrs ago
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Polish term

mieć prośbę **do** kogoś

Polish to English Social Sciences General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters grammar
I know it may sound silly but I got involved in a discussion about the correctness of English phrases, and as the opinions are divided and I myself got confused in the end, I would like to ask native speaker experts for help.
The question is: which variant is the correct one? -
(context: Could you do this and that for me?)

I have a request of you.
I have a request for you
I have a request from you, or
I have a request to you

Some English person has already given me an answer but I have my doubts as to whether or not his suggestion is correct.
So please, ideally Native Speakers, help me get this thing clear once and for all.
TIA
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 I have a request to ask of you/Will you do me a favor/
3 to have a favor to ask
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): ~Ania~

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Discussion

goldenred (asker) Jul 19, 2010:
no tak, ja też zapewne użyłabym "favour/favor" :)
tutaj chodziło mi o czystą poprawność gramatyczną. osobą prosząca chciała nadać trochę dramatyzmu tej sytuacji, no i do tego prosiła non-nativa, którego English pozostawia sporo do życzenia ;)
Beata Claridge Jul 19, 2010:
favor ;)
Beata Claridge Jul 19, 2010:
Wszystkie cztery wersje sa w zasadzie poprawne, gdyz wszystkie sa szeroko uzywane (z tym, ze trzecia znaczy co innego). "Request" jest jednak ostrzejsze od "prosby" (to raczej "życzenie"), w zwiazku z tym taka forma nie brzmi najgrzeczniej (cfo innego w warunkach urzedowych); zwracajac sie bezposrednio do kogos z jakas prosba na pewno uzylabym jakiegos wyrazenia z "favour".
Teresa Pelka Jul 18, 2010:
I've got a request Maybe this helps; there're "for", "that", "because", etc.

http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=MZd&rl...
goldenred (asker) Jul 18, 2010:
I know that and I appreciate it. however, in this case it is about 'request' as a noun. this is the context in this particular situation.
Teresa Pelka Jul 18, 2010:
There's no "once and for all" I've learned American, I do not claim the native expertise. There might be yet no "once and for all" solution. You will hear "I've got a request for you" (noun), "I'd like to request of you" (verb). ... and who knows what they say in the Isle of Man? ;)
goldenred (asker) Jul 18, 2010:
nie no bez przesadyzmu. przecież nic sie nie stało :)
geopiet Jul 18, 2010:
moja wina nie doczytałem pytania do końca .....

http://www.beedictionary.com/common-errors/request_vs_ask
goldenred (asker) Jul 18, 2010:
p.s. sugestia wzmiankowanego nativa zupełnie mi nie leży.
goldenred (asker) Jul 18, 2010:
spoooko nie chciałam, żeby jakoś ostro zabrzmiało. po prostu chodzi mi o te kolokacje. ma być "request" i już. tylko z czym ono w takim kontekście występuje? :/
geopiet Jul 18, 2010:
scuuuuse me :)
goldenred (asker) Jul 18, 2010:
nie napisałam wyraźnie (chyba) że chodzi o "request"

Proposed translations

+1
6 hrs
Selected

I have a request to ask of you/Will you do me a favor/

Neither of the options above sound right. If you would like use "request," It would be best to say "I have a request TO ASK of you..." You could also simply say, "I have a request."

Hope this helps! If you'd like a more grammar-oriented explanation (I haven't looked into it), I could try to find out why :)

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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-07-18 21:38:18 GMT)
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like *to use!
Example sentence:

See above

Peer comment(s):
agree Beata Claridge
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thank you"
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