demandar

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

Further reading

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

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.

References

• 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: 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 (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

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

More information present, past ...

		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

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See also

• postular

References

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

Etymology

From French demander.

Verb

demandar

1. to ask

Etymology

From Old Spanish demandar, from Latin demandāre.

Verb

demandar (Latin spelling)

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.