Conjugation of demanar in Catalan
demanarto ask; to requestregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | demano | |
| tu | demanes | |
| ell/ella/vostè | demana | |
| nosaltres | demanem | |
| vosaltres | demaneu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | demanen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- jo
demandemanoCorrect form is 'demano' for 'I ask/request'; learners sometimes omit the final '-o' by overgeneralizing other patterns.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | vaig demanar | |
| tu | vas demanar | |
| ell/ella/vostè | va demanar | |
| nosaltres | vam demanar | |
| vosaltres | vau demanar | |
| ells/elles/vostès | van demanar |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | demanava | |
| tu | demanaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | demanava | |
| nosaltres | demanàvem | |
| vosaltres | demanàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | demanaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | demanaré | |
| tu | demanaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | demanarà | |
| nosaltres | demanarem | |
| vosaltres | demanareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | demanaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | demanaria | |
| tu | demanaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | demanaria | |
| nosaltres | demanaríem | |
| vosaltres | demanaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | demanarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | demani | |
| tu | demanis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | demani | |
| nosaltres | demanem | |
| vosaltres | demaneu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | demanin |
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | demanés | |
| tu | demanessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | demanés | |
| nosaltres | demanéssim | |
| vosaltres | demanéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | demanessin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu imperfet
- nosaltres
demanessimdemanéssimCorrect form is 'demanéssim'; remember the accent.
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | demana | |
| ell/ella/vostè | demani | |
| nosaltres | demanem | |
| vosaltres | demaneu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | demanin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
demanesdemanaThe affirmative imperative uses 'demana', not the present indicative 'demanes'.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | demanant | |
| tu | demanant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | demanant | |
| nosaltres | demanant | |
| vosaltres | demanant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | demanant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | demanat | |
| tu | demanat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | demanat | |
| nosaltres | demanat | |
| vosaltres | demanat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | demanat |
demanar — frequently asked questions
Is demanar a regular verb?
Yes — demanar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does demanar mean?
demanar is a Catalan verb meaning "to ask; to request".