demander

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

demand +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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Noun

demander (plural demanders)

  1. One who demands

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French demander, from Old French demander, from Latin demandāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

demander

  1. (transitive with à) to ask (a person)
    demander autour de soi ― to ask around
    • J’ai demandé à la lune et le soleil ne le sait pas.
      I asked the moon and the sun doesn't know.
      (J'ai demandé à la lune by Indochine)
  2. (transitive) to request
  3. (reflexive) to wonder
    Elle s’est demandé ce qu’elle devait faire.
    She wondered what she had to do.

Conjugation

Conjugation of demander (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple demander
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple demandant
/də.mɑ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle demandé
/də.mɑ̃.de/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present demande
/də.mɑ̃d/ 		demandes
/də.mɑ̃d/ 		demande
/də.mɑ̃d/ 		demandons
/də.mɑ̃.dɔ̃/ 		demandez
/də.mɑ̃.de/ 		demandent
/də.mɑ̃d/
imperfect demandais
/də.mɑ̃.dɛ/ 		demandais
/də.mɑ̃.dɛ/ 		demandait
/də.mɑ̃.dɛ/ 		demandions
/də.mɑ̃.djɔ̃/ 		demandiez
/də.mɑ̃.dje/ 		demandaient
/də.mɑ̃.dɛ/
past historic2 demandai
/də.mɑ̃.de/ 		demandas
/də.mɑ̃.da/ 		demanda
/də.mɑ̃.da/ 		demandâmes
/də.mɑ̃.dam/ 		demandâtes
/də.mɑ̃.dat/ 		demandèrent
/də.mɑ̃.dɛʁ/
future demanderai
/də.mɑ̃.dʁe/ 		demanderas
/də.mɑ̃.dʁa/ 		demandera
/də.mɑ̃.dʁa/ 		demanderons
/də.mɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/ 		demanderez
/də.mɑ̃.dʁe/ 		demanderont
/də.mɑ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional demanderais
/də.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		demanderais
/də.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		demanderait
/də.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/ 		demanderions
/də.mɑ̃.də.ʁjɔ̃/ 		demanderiez
/də.mɑ̃.də.ʁje/ 		demanderaient
/də.mɑ̃.dʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present demande
/də.mɑ̃d/ 		demandes
/də.mɑ̃d/ 		demande
/də.mɑ̃d/ 		demandions
/də.mɑ̃.djɔ̃/ 		demandiez
/də.mɑ̃.dje/ 		demandent
/də.mɑ̃d/
imperfect2 demandasse
/də.mɑ̃.das/ 		demandasses
/də.mɑ̃.das/ 		demandât
/də.mɑ̃.da/ 		demandassions
/də.mɑ̃.da.sjɔ̃/ 		demandassiez
/də.mɑ̃.da.sje/ 		demandassent
/də.mɑ̃.das/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — demande
/də.mɑ̃d/ 		— demandons
/də.mɑ̃.dɔ̃/ 		demandez
/də.mɑ̃.de/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Saint Dominican Creole French: mandé
    • Haitian Creole: mande

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Further reading

Latin

Verb

dēmander

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dēmandō

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French demander.

Verb

demander

  1. to ask

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of demander
infinitive simple demander
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple demandant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle demandé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present demande demandes demande demandons demandez demandent
imperfect demandois, demandoys demandois, demandoys demandoit, demandoyt demandions, demandyons demandiez, demandyez demandoient, demandoyent
past historic demanda demandas demanda demandasmes demandastes demanderent
future demanderai, demanderay demanderas demandera demanderons demanderez demanderont
conditional demanderois, demanderoys demanderois, demanderoys demanderoit, demanderoyt demanderions, demanderyons demanderiez, demanderyez demanderoient, demanderoyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present demande demandes demande demandons demandez demandent
imperfect demandasse demandasses demandast demandassions demandassiez demandassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — demande — demandons demandez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

From Latin demandāre, present active infinitive of demandō.

Verb

demander

  1. to ask

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of demander (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive demander avoir demandé
gerund en demandant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle demandant
past participle demandé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present demant demandes demande demandons demandez demandent
imperfect demandoie, demandeie, demandoe, demandeve demandoies, demandeies, demandoes, demandeves demandoit, demandeit, demandot, demandeve demandiiens, demandiens demandiiez, demandiez demandoient, demandeient, demandoent, demandevent
preterite demandai demandas demanda demandames demandastes demanderent
future demanderai demanderas demandera demanderons demanderoiz, demandereiz, demanderez demanderont
conditional demanderoie, demandereie demanderoies, demandereies demanderoit, demandereit demanderiiens, demanderiens demanderiiez, demanderiez demanderoient, demandereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present demant demanz demant demandons demandez demandent
imperfect demandasse demandasses demandast demandissons, demandissiens demandissoiz, demandissez, demandissiez demandassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— demande — demandons demandez —

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