Demandiez (en. Asked)

/də.mɑ̃.dje/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To express a request or a query.

You always asked for information before making a decision.

Vous demandiez toujours des informations avant de prendre une décision.

To call on someone to obtain something.

You were asking for help from your friends.

Vous demandiez de l'aide à vos amis.

To solicit a response or action from someone.

You were asking for feedback on their project.

Vous demandiez un retour sur leur projet.

The verb 'demander' comes from the Latin 'demandare', which means 'to entrust' or 'to command'.

What were you asking?

Inquiry about a specific request.

Que demandiez-vous ?

If you were asking...

Hypothesis about an unformulated request.

Si vous demandiez...

You were asking to see the manager.

Referring to a request made to an authority.

Vous demandiez à voir le manager.

request

The action of asking for something.

demande

requesting

A person who makes a request.

demandant

requester

An individual who solicits something.

demandeur

Asking for info

Ah, you want details about the party? It's like when you were asking for info.

Ah, tu veux des détails sur la fête ? C'est comme quand tu demandais des infos.

Making a request

Do you always make requests when you want something?

Tu fais toujours des requêtes quand tu veux quelque chose ?