Question: What's the difference between "itanong" and "tanungin"

I've also always understood them both being the same.I'm not sure on the technicalities in regards to these words but the only thing I can say is that in my experience, depending which word was used the proceeding words change?tanungin = I associate it with asking someone (asking someone a question)
itanong = I associate it with asking a question in general (asking a question)I could be wrong but that's how I've differentiated the two. Then again you could use them interchangeably hahaEx:
tinanong ko siya
itatanong ko sa kanya
tatanungin ko siya
itanong mo kay ...
tanungin mo sa amin

itanong - focus on the question
tanungin - focus on who are you askingaccording to one of the more linguistically inclined natives on the discord server

@akosikoneho There you go, the simple version haha. That makes sense, that's how my brain in Tagalog has always understood it.

@borr It should be:
" Tanungin mo si (name)
Tanungin mo siya/sila/sina (names)
Tanungin natin si (name) /sya/sila/sina (names)

@AkoSiMaganda Ah oo nga pala, isa rin yun sa mga inisip ko, di ko lang inilista. Alin ba yung mali? Tanungin mo sa amin?

@borr Opo, mali ang po ang "tanungin mo sa amin". Dapat ay "itanong mo sa amin" (tanungin mo kami).

Ah salamat po, ngayon ko lang talagang hinimay haha. Yun yung wastong paggamit.

@borr Wala pong anuman.

What did you ask him?
I asked him if you were here.
Itinanong ko sa kanya kung narito ka. (object focus - focus on the the thing that's being asked)Who did you ask if I was here?
I asked him if you were here.
Tinanong ko siya kung narito ka. (locative focus - focus on the person who's being asked the question)

Tanungin mo/niya/ninyo/natin + si (name)
Tanungin mo/niya/ninyo/natin + siya/sila/ako
( Don't: Tanungin natin ako. That means: Let us ask me. (hahaha)
Tanungin mo/niya/ninyo/natin + sina (names) Mario at Maria/mario, Pablo at Pedro
Tanungin mo/niya/ninyo/natin + silang lahat.Itanong mo/ninyo/natin + kay (name)
Itanong mo/ninyo/natin + sa kanya/sa kanila/sa akin
( Don't: Itanong natin sa akin. That means: Let us ask me. (hahaha)Tinanong ko/mo/niya/nila/natin + si (name)
Tinanong ko/mo/niya/nila/natin + siya/sila/sina (names)