demander

See also: démander

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

demand +‎ -er

Noun

demander (plural demanders)

  1. One who demands

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Middle French demander, from Old French demander, from Latin demandāre, present active infinitive of demandō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də.mɑ̃.de/
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Verb

demander

  1. (intransitive, followed by à) to ask (a person)
    J'ai demandé à la lune et le soleil ne le sait pas. — I asked the moon and the sun doesn't know about it. (from J'ai demandé à la lune by Indochine)
  2. (transitive) to request
  3. (reflexive) to wonder

Conjugation
Conjugation of demander (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle demandant
/də.mɑ̃.dɑ̃/
past participle demandé
/də.mɑ̃.de/
infinitive
simple demander
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple demandant
/də.mɑ̃.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle 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 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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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
simple compound
infinitive demander avoir demandé
gerund en demandant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle demandant
past participle demandé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il 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 Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que ie que tu qu'il 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 Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— demande — demandons demandez —

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 Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— demande — demandons demandez —

Descendants
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