demandar

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin demandāre. Doublet of demanar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.mənˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.manˈdaɾ]

Verb

demandar (first-person singular present demando, first-person singular preterite demandí, past participle demandat)

1. (transitive, archaic) to ask, to demand
2. (transitive, law) to petition
3. (transitive, law) to start legal proceedings against someone, to sue

Conjugation

    Conjugation of demandar (first conjugation)

infinitive			demandar
gerund			demandant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		demandat		demandada
		plural		demandats		demandades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	demando	demandes	demanda	demandem	demandeu	demanden
	imperfect	demandava	demandaves	demandava	demandàvem	demandàveu	demandaven
	future	demandaré	demandaràs	demandarà	demandarem	demandareu	demandaran
	preterite	demandí	demandares	demandà	demandàrem	demandàreu	demandaren
	conditional	demandaria	demandaries	demandaria	demandaríem	demandaríeu	demandarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	demandi	demandis	demandi	demandem	demandeu	demandin
	imperfect	demandés	demandessis	demandés	demandéssim	demandéssiu	demandessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	demanda	demandi	demandem	demandeu	demandin
	negative (no)	—	no demandis	no demandi	no demandem	no demandeu	no demandin

Derived terms

• demandant
• demandat

Related terms

• demanda

Further reading

• “demandar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese demandar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin dēmandāre. Compare Portuguese demandar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪e.mãnˈð̞ar]

Verb

demandar (first-person singular present demando, first-person singular preterite demandei, past participle demandado)

1. (archaic) to look for
2. to ask for; to demand
   • 1920, Manuel Vidal, Contos galegos d'antano e d'hogano, page 144:

     Logo en canto vosté saíu ó patio a demandar socorro, saíu o defunto da cuba, e ganou a escaleira da trapa, que dá a sala. Dempois en canto os seus sobriños foron xunto de vosté a faguer a comedia de ver o que había na cuba, el visteuse e saíu a campo travesa

     Then, as soon as you left for the yard asking for help, the deceased exited the barrel and came to the stairs of the trapdoor, which opens to the hall. After this, as soon as you nephews went by your side to make the comedy on what was inside the barrel, he got dressed and ran across the open field.

3. (transitive, law) to sue

   Non sería quen de acoitelar un home; máis ben o demandaría nun xulgado.

   She would not stab a man; she would sue him in the law courts.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of demandar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	demandar
Personal	demandar	demandares	demandar	demandarmos	demandardes	demandaren
Gerund
	demandando
Past participle
Masculine	demandado			demandados
Feminine	demandada			demandadas
Indicative
Present	demando	demandas	demanda	demandamos	demandades	demandan
Imperfect	demandaba	demandabas	demandaba	demandabamos	demandabades	demandaban
Preterite	demandei	demandaches	demandou	demandamos	demandastes	demandaron
Pluperfect	demandara	demandaras	demandara	demandaramos	demandarades	demandaran
Future	demandarei	demandarás	demandará	demandaremos	demandaredes	demandarán
Conditional	demandaría	demandarías	demandaría	demandariamos	demandariades	demandarían
Subjunctive
Present	demande	demandes	demande	demandemos	demandedes	demanden
Imperfect	demandase	demandases	demandase	demandásemos	demandásedes	demandasen
Future	demandar	demandares	demandar	demandarmos	demandardes	demandaren
Imperative
Affirmative		demanda	demande	demandemos	demandade	demanden
Negative (non)		non demandes	non demande	non demandemos	non demandedes	non demanden

    Reintegrated conjugation of demandar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	demandar
Personal	demandar	demandares	demandar	demandarmos	demandardes	demandarem
Gerund
	demandando
Past participle
Masculine	demandado			demandados
Feminine	demandada			demandadas
Indicative
Present	demando	demandas	demanda	demandamos	demandades, demandais	demandam
Imperfect	demandava	demandavas	demandava	demandávamos	demandávades, demandáveis, demandávais1	demandavam
Preterite	demandei	demandaste, demandache1	demandou	demandamos	demandastes	demandárom, demandaram
Pluperfect	demandara	demandaras	demandara	demandáramos	demandárades, demandáreis, demandárais1	demandaram
Future	demandarei	demandarás	demandará	demandaremos	demandaredes, demandareis	demandarám, demandarão
Conditional	demandaria	demandarias	demandaria	demandaríamos	demandaríades, demandaríeis, demandaríais1	demandariam
Subjunctive
Present	demande	demandes	demande	demandemos	demandedes, demandeis	demandem
Imperfect	demandasse	demandasses	demandasse	demandássemos	demandássedes, demandásseis	demandassem
Future	demandar	demandares	demandar	demandarmos	demandardes	demandarem
Imperative
Affirmative		demanda	demande	demandemos	demandade, demandai	demandem
Negative (nom)		nom demandes	nom demande	nom demandemos	nom demandedes, nom demandeis	nom demandem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “demandar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “demandar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “demandar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “demandar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “demandar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “demandar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “demandar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French demander, Italian domandare. Also found in English demand and Spanish demandar. Compare Esperanto demandi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /demanˈdar/

Verb

demandar (present demandas, past demandis, future demandos, conditional demandus, imperative demandez)

1. (transitive) to ask for, make a request

Conjugation

Conjugation of demandar

		present		past		future
infinitive		demandar		demandir		demandor
tense		demandas		demandis		demandos
conditional		demandus		—		—
imperative		demandez		—		—
adjective active participle		demandanta		demandinta		demandonta
adverbial active participle		demandante		demandinte		demandonte
nominal active participle	singular	demandanto		demandinto		demandonto
	plural	demandanti		demandinti		demandonti
adjective passive participle		demandata		demandita		demandota
adverbial passive participle		demandate		demandite		demandote
nominal passive participle	singular	demandato		demandito		demandoto
	plural	demandati		demanditi		demandoti

Derived terms

• demando (“request, asking; demand”)
• demandanto (“asker, applicant”)
• demandajo (“thing asked for, requested”)
• kontredemando (“counterquestion”)

See also

• postular

References

• Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 78, 167
• Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 224

Interlingua

Etymology

From French demander.

Verb

demandar

1. to ask

Conjugation

    Conjugation of demandar

infinitive		demandar
participle		present	perfect
		demandante	demandate
active		simple	perfect
	present	demanda	ha demandate
	past	demandava	habeva demandate
	future	demandara	habera demandate
	conditional	demandarea	haberea demandate
	imperative	demanda	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es demandate	ha essite demandate
	past	esseva demandate	habeva essite demandate
	future	essera demandate	habera essite demandate
	conditional	esserea demandate	haberea essite demandate
	imperative	sia demandate	—

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish demandar, from Latin demandāre.

Verb

demandar

1. to ask (a question)
   • 2019 May 22, Silvio & Eyal Ovadya, “Un evenimyento, una dicha/un proverbo”, in Şalom‎:

     Me demando: de ke no azesh este konserto en Estanbol. Es mas kolay de ir i vinir.

     She asked me: why don't you do this concert in Istanbul. It's easier to go and come.

Related terms

• demanda