Учитель попросил меня повторить правило ещё раз.

The teacher asked me to repeat the rule once again.

Breakdown of Учитель попросил меня повторить правило ещё раз.

• меня: me
• повторить: to repeat
• ещё раз: once again
• попросить: to ask
• учитель: teacher
• правило: rule

Questions & Answers about Учитель попросил меня повторить правило ещё раз.

Why is it попросил and not попросила / попросили?

Попросил is past tense masculine singular, so it agrees with the subject учитель (teacher, grammatically masculine).

• Учитель попросил… = the (male) teacher asked…
  If the teacher were female: Учительница попросила…
  If plural: Учителя попросили… (the teachers asked…)

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Why is меня used instead of я?

Because меня is the accusative case of я (I). It’s used as the direct object of попросил (asked/requested whom?).

• Учитель попросил меня… = The teacher asked *me…
  Not: *попросил я (that would incorrectly make I the subject of the verb).

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What grammar pattern is this: попросил меня повторить?

It’s a very common structure: попросить + (someone in Accusative) + infinitive.
Meaning: to ask/request someone to do something.
Examples:

• Попроси его помочь. = Ask him to help.
• Попросили нас подождать. = They asked us to wait.

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Why is повторить (perfective) used and not повторять (imperfective)?

Повторить is perfective, focusing on a single completed action: repeat it (once, fully).
Повторять is imperfective, focusing on process/repetition: to be repeating / to repeat regularly.
Here ещё раз (one more time) strongly fits повторить:

• повторить ещё раз = repeat once more (one time)
  If the teacher kept asking repeatedly over time, you might see:
• Учитель просил меня повторять правило. = The teacher kept asking me to repeat the rule (as an ongoing thing).

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What’s the difference between попросил and просил?

• попросил (perfective) = asked/requested (once, completed request)
• просил (imperfective) = was asking / used to ask / kept asking
  So Учитель попросил… sounds like a single request at a specific moment.

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Why is правило in this form, and what case is it?

Правило is accusative singular, and for neuter inanimate nouns it looks the same as nominative. It’s the direct object of повторить:

• повторить (что?) правило = repeat (what?) the rule

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What does ещё раз literally mean, and are there alternatives?

Literally: ещё = still / yet / more, раз = time (an instance) → ещё раз = one more time / again.
Common alternatives:

• снова = again (more “again” than “one more time”)
• ещё разок = one more time (more casual/diminutive)

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Why is ещё spelled with ё, and does it matter?

Yes, it matters for pronunciation and sometimes meaning. ё is always stressed and pronounced yo.

• ещё = more / still; one more time (pronounced yeshchYO)
  In many texts ё is often written as е (еще), but it’s still pronounced ё in this word.

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Is the word order flexible here? Could I say Учитель попросил меня ещё раз повторить правило?

Yes, Russian word order is flexible, and both are natural:

• …повторить правило ещё раз (neutral; ещё раз placed after the object)
• …ещё раз повторить правило (slightly more emphasis on one more time)
  Both mean the same in this context.

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Do I need a comma anywhere in this sentence?

No comma is needed. The infinitive phrase повторить правило ещё раз is part of the verb’s complement after попросил; it’s not a separate clause that would require a comma.

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What are the main stresses/pronunciation points in the sentence?

Common stresses:

• учИтель
• попрОсил
• менЯ
• повторИть
• правИло
• ещЁ (with ё)
• раз
  So: УчИтель попрОсил менЯ повторИть правИло ещё раз.

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Could this also be said with чтобы (like “asked that I repeat”)?

Yes, but it’s a bit heavier and used when you want a full subordinate clause:

• Учитель попросил, чтобы я повторил правило ещё раз.
  This is grammatical, but the infinitive version (попросил меня повторить…) is usually more direct and common, especially when the person being asked is explicitly stated (меня).