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demander
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See also: démander
English
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Pronunciation
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Noun
demander (plural demanders)
- One who demands.
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French demander, from Old French demander, from Latin demandāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
demander
- (transitive) to ask [with à ‘someone’]
- 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)
- (transitive) to request
- (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)
Conjugation of se demander (see also Appendix:French verbs)
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Related terms
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “demander”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Latin
Verb
dēmander
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French demander.
Verb
demander
- 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
Descendants
- French: demander
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Old French
Etymology
Verb
demander
- 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.
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