"Behöver du verkligen fråga?"

Translation: Do you really need to ask?

[jerrethMobil]

Is there a certain rule for when to use Fråga or be?

[Lundgren8]

You ber om a favour, a thing etc., you frågar a question.

[JordanOsr]

So would this sentence change, for example, in response to your friend asking if they can take some of your food?

[Lundgren8]

Yes, that would be a good example.

A polite phrase that children learn as part of table manners is kan jag be och få saltet/smöret/potatisen (roughly ’may I ask to have the salt/butter/potatoes’).

[DASR27]

So it works like pedir/preguntar in spanish?

[Super-Svensk]

My Spanish knowledge is extremely limited, but based on my (small amount of) research, I think you're correct. Anyone else reading this that knows Spanish better, please correct me if I'm wrong!

[zanepaulphillips]

I put "do you need to really ask?", which, I know, sounds a bit clunky in English and so I get why it's counted wrong. In this situation though, how would you know which verb the adverb qualifies?

[Lenard3373]

Why not "Behöver du verkligen att fråga?"?
Why no "att"

[Devodex]

i'm also having a hard time trying to figure out when to use "att".

[Lepidolite1]

"Need you really ask" may be a seldom-used format, but it should still be acceptable (see "need I remind you" for a common usage of the format).

[PepsiColaSoda]

Why doesn't "Do you really need to question?" work?

[samira22401]

Which verbs are modal in swedish?