Piden

Piden is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb pedir, meaning to ask for or to request. It is used when the subject is they or you all in standard Latin American usage, as in "Ellos piden ayuda" (they ask for help) or "Ustedes piden permiso" (you all ask for permission).

Pedir is an irregular verb in the present tense. The full present conjugation is: yo pido, tú pides, él/ella/usted pide, nosotros pedimos, vosotros pedís, ellos/ellas/ustedes piden. The form piden corresponds to the third-person plural. Pedir typically takes a direct object (pedir algo) and can introduce subordinate clauses with que: "piden que llegues temprano" (they ask that you arrive early). Common objects include "ayuda," "permiso," "información," or phrases like "un favor."

Usage notes emphasize that piden can express requests that range from polite to insistent, depending on context and tone. In Spain, the vosotros form pedís is used in informal speech, while ustedes piden is used for both formal and informal plural in many other Spanish-speaking regions.

Etymology traces pedir to Latin petere, meaning to seek or ask, and it shares roots with other Romance verbs around the notion of requesting. Piden is not used as a standalone noun or name; it is strictly a grammatical form of pedir.