demandi

Catalan

Verb

demandi

1. inflection of demandar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

From French demander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈmandi/

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• Rhymes: -andi
• Syllabification: de‧man‧di

Verb

demandi (present demandas, past demandis, future demandos, conditional demandus, volitive demandu)

1. (transitive) to ask, inquire, question

   Coordinate term: respondi

   • 1891, L. L. Zamenhof, La batalo de l'vivo, translation of The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens:

     “Kaj kiu estas tiu persono?” demandis la fremdulo.

     "And who is that person?" asked the stranger.

   • 2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 17:

     Mi turnis min kaj demandis kie li estas. "Li sekvas vin," li diris, "do atendu."

     I turned and asked where he is. "He is following you," he said, "so wait."

     (literally, “I turned myself and asked where he is. "He follows you," he said, "so wait."”)

2. (reflexive) to wonder, ask oneself

   Mi demandas min, kiel tio fariĝis ebla.

   I wonder how that became possible.

Conjugation

Conjugation of demandi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		demandas		demandis		demandos
active participle		demandanta	demandantaj	demandinta	demandintaj	demandonta	demandontaj
	acc.	demandantan	demandantajn	demandintan	demandintajn	demandontan	demandontajn
passive participle		demandata	demandataj	demandita	demanditaj	demandota	demandotaj
	acc.	demandatan	demandatajn	demanditan	demanditajn	demandotan	demandotajn
nominal active participle		demandanto	demandantoj	demandinto	demandintoj	demandonto	demandontoj
	acc.	demandanton	demandantojn	demandinton	demandintojn	demandonton	demandontojn
nominal passive participle		demandato	demandatoj	demandito	demanditoj	demandoto	demandotoj
	acc.	demandaton	demandatojn	demanditon	demanditojn	demandoton	demandotojn
adverbial active participle		demandante		demandinte		demandonte
adverbial passive participle		demandate		demandite		demandote
		infinitive	demandi	imperative	demandu	conditional	demandus

Related terms

• demando
• pridemandi

Italian

Verb

demandi

1. inflection of demandare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative