(1) Je  lui   demande de répondre à  cette question.
    1sg 3.DAT ask     of respond  to this  question
    I asked him to respond to this question.

(2) 孔子    與   之    坐  而   問  焉
    Kongzi  yu  zhi   zuo er   wen *yan*
    Kongzi  COM 3.ACC sit conj ask DAT
    Confucius sat with him and asked him.