"Han vill fråga henne."

Translation: He wants to ask her.

[Misieuroo]

What is the difference between "be" and "fråga" ?

[Yerrick]

• "fråga" = "to ask"
• "be om" = "to ask for", "to request"

[CsabaSndor]

I wanted to check whether "to ask her out" is something similar, then I found this http://www.swedishloveaffair.com/dating-rules-in-sweden-or-how-and-where-you-can-meet-a-swedish-guy-or-girl/ and now I try to read her in swedish :) My first text ever in Swedish :P

[PaulGratrex]

My answer of "he wants to question her" was rejected. Is this because it's actually not an accurate translation, or just because that particular English sentence has a slightly menacing undertone (like it's an interrogation of a prisoner) which the Swedish phrase lacks?

[Arnauti]

Yes, I think question ought to be either fråga ut or ifrågasätta in Swedish. There are probably other options too. fråga is just the neutral verb, like 'ask'.

[John629488]

Can anyone add more clarification about why fråga is more appropriate than 'be'? Based on what I've learned so far, 'be' seems to be a better fit. In another exercise, the question we are given to translate is:
"Han tycker inte om att be henne."
That makes much more sense to me.
(FYI, the link for that question is https://www.duolingo.com/skill/sv/Verbs%3A-Infinitive/9)

[AbigailValkyrie]

"Be" is used in the context of asking someone to do something, whereas "fråga" is used to ask a question.