ask a question to somebody

[tzfujimino]

Would it be acceptable to use "I asked a question to the class" to mean "I asked the class a question"?

I think "I asked a question of the class" is grammatical, but I'm not so sure if it's natural.

 

[Matthew Wai]

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/230968-Question-to-you?p=1186373&viewfull=1#post1186373

 

[Tdol]

You could say that you put a question to the class.