demandar

Learned borrowing from Latin demandāre. Doublet of demanar.

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

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

• demanda

• “demandar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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

• IPA^(key): [d̪e.mãnˈð̞ar]

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.

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “demandar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “demandar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• 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, 2012–2024
• 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 (2014).
• 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

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

• IPA^(key): /demanˈdar/

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

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

    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

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

• postular

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

From French demander.

demandar

1. to ask

From Old Spanish demandar, from Latin demandāre, present active infinitive of demandō.

demandar (Latin spelling)

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

     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.

• demanda

From Old Occitan demandar, from Latin demandāre, present active infinitive of demandō. Attested from the 12th century.^[1]

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demandar

1. to ask (pose a question)
2. to ask for; to request

      Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		demandar			aver demandat
gerund		demandant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		demandat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	demandi	demandas	demanda	demandam	demandatz	demandan
	imperfect	demandavi	demandavas	demandava	demandàvem	demandàvetz	demandavan
	preterite	demandèri	demandères	demandèt	demandèrem	demandèretz	demandèron
	future	demandarai	demandaràs	demandarà	demandarem	demandaretz	demandaràn
	conditional	demandariái	demandariás	demandariá	demandariam	demandariatz	demandarián
	conditional 2nd form1	demandèra	demandèras	demandèra	demanderam	demanderatz	demandèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	demande	demandes	demande	demandem	demandetz	demanden
	imperfect	demandèssi	demandèsses	demandèsse	demandèssem	demandèssetz	demandèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			demanda		demandem	demandatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		demandar			aver demandat
gerund		demandant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		demandat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	demande	demandes	demanda	demandam	demandatz	demandon
	imperfect	demandave	demandaves	demandava	demandaviam	demandaviatz	demandavon
	preterite	demandere	demanderes	demandet	demandem	demandetz	demanderon
	future	demandarai	demandaràs	demandará	demandarem	demandaretz	demandarán
	conditional	demandariá	demandariás	demandariá	demandariam	demandariatz	demandarián
	conditional 2nd form1	demandèra	demandèras	demandèra	demanderam	demanderatz	demandèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	demande	demandes	demande	demandassiam	demandassiatz	demandon
	imperfect	demandesse	demandesses	demandesse	demandessiam	demandessiatz	demandesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			demanda		demandassiam	demandatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		demandar			aver demandat
gerund		demandant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		demandat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	demandi	demandas	demanda	demandam	demandatz	demandan
	imperfect	demandavi	demandavas	demandava	demandàvam	demandàvatz	demandavan
	preterite	demandèi	demandès	demandè	demandèm	demandètz	demandèn
	future	demandarèi	demandaràs	demandarà	demandaram	demandaratz	demandaràn
	conditional	demandarí	demandarés	demandaré	demandarem	demandaretz	demandarén
	conditional 2nd form1	demandèra	demandèras	demandèra	demanderam	demanderatz	demandèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	demandi	demandes	demande	demandem	demandetz	demanden
	imperfect	demandèssi	demandèsses	demandèsse	demandèssem	demandèssetz	demandèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			demanda		demandem	demandatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		demandar			aver demandat
gerund		demandant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		demandat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	demande	demandas	demanda	demandam	demandatz	demandan
	imperfect	demandava	demandavas	demandava	demandàvam	demandàvatz	demandavan
	preterite	demandei	demanderas	demandet	demandèram	demandèratz	demanderan
	future	demandarai	demandaràs	demandará	demandarem	demandaretz	demandarán
	conditional	demandariá	demandariàs	demandariá	demandariam	demandariatz	demandarián
	conditional 2nd form1	demandèra	demandèras	demandèra	demanderam	demanderatz	demandèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	demande	demandes	demande	demandem	demandetz	demanden
	imperfect	demandèsse	demandèsses	demandèsse	demandèssem	demandèssetz	demandèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			demanda		demandem	demandatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		demandar			aver demandat
gerund		demandant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		demandat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	demande	demandes	demanda	demandam	demandatz	demandan
	imperfect	demandavi	demandavas	demandava	demandàvem	demandàvetz	demandavan
	preterite	demandère	demandères	demandèt	demanderiam	demanderiatz	demandèron
	future	demandarai	demandaràs	demandarà	demandarem	demandaretz	demandaràn
	conditional	demandariáu	demandariás	demandariá	demandariam	demandariatz	demandarián
	conditional 2nd form1	demandèra	demandèras	demandèra	demanderam	demanderatz	demandèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	demande	demandes	demande	demandem	demandetz	demandan
	imperfect	demandèsse	demandèsses	demandèsse	demandessiam	demandessiatz	demandèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			demanda		demandem	demandatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

• demandaire
• damandador
• demandant

• demanda
• mandar

From Latin demandāre, present active infinitive of demandō.

demandar

1. to ask for; to request

• mandar

• Occitan: demandar

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese demandar, from Latin dēmandāre. Compare Galician demandar.

• Hyphenation: de‧man‧dar

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

1. to demand
2. (law) to file suit

• demanda

Inherited from Old Spanish demandar, from Latin demandāre.

• IPA^(key): /demanˈdaɾ/ [d̪e.mãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧man‧dar

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

1. to insist, ask (for something), request
2. (law) to sue, file suit, implead

   demandar en juicio ― to sue

3. to take charge (of something)

• “demandar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28