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La chica está pidiendo el título del capítulo.

La chica está pidiendo el título del capítulo.
The girl is asking for the title of the chapter.
From Lesson 148:Irregular gerunds (pidiendo, leyendo)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about La chica está pidiendo el título del capítulo.

Why is it pidiendo with an "i" instead of "pediendo"?
The verb is pedir (to ask for). Normally, verbs ending in "-ir" form their gerund (the "-ing" form) by adding "-iendo". However, pedir is irregular. The e in the stem changes to an i, making it pidiendo. This happens with quite a few "-ir" verbs that have an e in the stem, like decir becoming diciendo.
The English translation says "asking for", but where is the word for "for" in the Spanish sentence?
In Spanish, the verb pedir means "to ask for" or "to request" all by itself. You never need to add por or para after it. So, está pidiendo el título translates perfectly to "she is asking for the title".
Why use pidiendo instead of preguntando? Don't they both mean "asking"?
They do, but they are used differently! Use preguntar when you are asking a question to get information (like asking someone what time it is). Use pedir when you are requesting an object or a favor (like asking for a book, a title, or a glass of water).
Why does the sentence end with del capítulo instead of de el capítulo?
In Spanish, whenever the preposition de (of) is immediately followed by the masculine singular article el (the), they must combine to form the contraction del. This is a mandatory rule that makes pronunciation smoother!

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