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Usages of pyytää
Palvelutiskillä virkailija pyytää henkilötunnukseni.
At the service counter, the clerk asks for my personal identity code.
Pyydän myyjältä kuitin.
I ask the salesperson for the receipt.
Jos henkilötunnus puuttuu lomakkeesta, virkailija pyytää sitä uudestaan.
If the personal identity code is missing from the form, the clerk asks for it again.
Pyydän lupaa, ennen kuin avaan sivuoven.
I ask for permission before I open the side door.
Turvatarkastuksessa otan tietokoneen pois laukusta ilman että virkailija ehtii pyytää sitä.
At security control I take the computer out of the bag without the clerk having time to ask for it.
Test yourself: What does pyytää mean?
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