demonstrer
French
Verb
demonstrer
- Archaic spelling of démontrer.
Conjugation
Conjugation of demonstrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| present participle | demonstrant /də.mɔ̃s.tʁɑ̃/ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | demonstré /də.mɔ̃s.tʁe/ | ||||||
| infinitive | |||||||
| simple | demonstrer | ||||||
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| gerund1 | |||||||
| simple | demonstrant /də.mɔ̃s.tʁɑ̃/ | ||||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | demonstre /də.mɔ̃stʁ/ | demonstres /də.mɔ̃stʁ/ | demonstre /də.mɔ̃stʁ/ | demonstrons /də.mɔ̃s.tʁɔ̃/ | demonstrez /də.mɔ̃s.tʁe/ | demonstrent /də.mɔ̃stʁ/ |
| imperfect | demonstrais /də.mɔ̃s.tʁɛ/ | demonstrais /də.mɔ̃s.tʁɛ/ | demonstrait /də.mɔ̃s.tʁɛ/ | demonstrions /də.mɔ̃s.tʁi.jɔ̃/ | demonstriez /də.mɔ̃s.tʁi.je/ | demonstraient /də.mɔ̃s.tʁɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | demonstrai /də.mɔ̃s.tʁe/ | demonstras /də.mɔ̃s.tʁa/ | demonstra /də.mɔ̃s.tʁa/ | demonstrâmes /də.mɔ̃s.tʁam/ | demonstrâtes /də.mɔ̃s.tʁat/ | demonstrèrent /də.mɔ̃s.tʁɛʁ/ | |
| future | demonstrerai /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁe/ | demonstreras /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁa/ | demonstrera /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁa/ | demonstrerons /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/ | demonstrerez /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁe/ | demonstreront /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | demonstrerais /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁɛ/ | demonstrerais /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁɛ/ | demonstrerait /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁɛ/ | demonstrerions /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ | demonstreriez /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁje/ | demonstreraient /də.mɔ̃s.tʁə.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | demonstre /də.mɔ̃stʁ/ | demonstres /də.mɔ̃stʁ/ | demonstre /də.mɔ̃stʁ/ | demonstrions /də.mɔ̃s.tʁi.jɔ̃/ | demonstriez /də.mɔ̃s.tʁi.je/ | demonstrent /də.mɔ̃stʁ/ |
| imperfect2 | demonstrasse /də.mɔ̃s.tʁas/ | demonstrasses /də.mɔ̃s.tʁas/ | demonstrât /də.mɔ̃s.tʁa/ | demonstrassions /də.mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃/ | demonstrassiez /də.mɔ̃s.tʁa.sje/ | demonstrassent /də.mɔ̃s.tʁas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | demonstre /də.mɔ̃stʁ/ | — | demonstrons /də.mɔ̃s.tʁɔ̃/ | demonstrez /də.mɔ̃s.tʁe/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 Only usable with preposition en. | |||||||
| 2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Latin
Verb
dēmōnstrer
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dēmōnstrō "may I be shown; may I be proven"
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French demonstrer, demoustrer, from Latin dēmonstrō, with re-Latinized spelling.
Verb
demonstrer
- to demonstrate
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of demonstrer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | demonstrer | avoir demonstré | |||||
| gerund | en demonstrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | demonstrant | ||||||
| past participle | demonstré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses | present | demonstre | demonstres | demonstre | demonstrons | demonstrez | demonstrent |
| imperfect | demonstrois, demonstroys | demonstrois, demonstroys | demonstroit, demonstroyt | demonstrions, demonstryons | demonstriez, demonstryez | demonstroient, demonstroyent | |
| past historic | demonstra | demonstras | demonstra | demonstrasmes | demonstrastes | demonstrerent | |
| future | demonstrerai, demonstreray | demonstreras | demonstrera | demonstrerons | demonstrerez | demonstreront | |
| conditional | demonstrerois, demonstreroys | demonstrerois, demonstreroys | demonstreroit, demonstreroyt | demonstrerions, demonstreryons | demonstreriez, demonstreryez | demonstreroient, demonstreroyent | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses | present | demonstre | demonstres | demonstre | demonstrons | demonstrez | demonstrent |
| imperfect | demonstrasse | demonstrasses | demonstrast | demonstrassions | demonstrassiez | demonstrassent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | demonstre | — | demonstrons | demonstrez | — | ||
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
demonstrer
- imperative of demonstrere
Old French
Verb
demonstrer
- Alternative form of demoustrer
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of demonstrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | demonstrer | avoir demonstré | |||||
| gerund | en demonstrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | demonstrant | ||||||
| past participle | demonstré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | demonstre | demonstres | demonstre | demonstrons | demonstrez | demonstrent |
| imperfect | demonstroie, demonstreie, demonstroe, demonstreve | demonstroies, demonstreies, demonstroes, demonstreves | demonstroit, demonstreit, demonstrot, demonstreve | demonstriiens, demonstriens | demonstriiez, demonstriez | demonstroient, demonstreient, demonstroent, demonstrevent | |
| preterite | demonstrai | demonstras | demonstra | demonstrames | demonstrastes | demonstrerent | |
| future | demonstrerai | demonstreras | demonstrera | demonstrerons | demonstreroiz, demonstrereiz, demonstrerez | demonstreront | |
| conditional | demonstreroie, demonstrereie | demonstreroies, demonstrereies | demonstreroit, demonstrereit | demonstreriiens, demonstreriens | demonstreriiez, demonstreriez | demonstreroient, demonstrereient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses | present | demonstre | demonstres | demonstre | demonstrons | demonstrez | demonstrent |
| imperfect | demonstrasse | demonstrasses | demonstrast | demonstrissons, demonstrissiens | demonstrissoiz, demonstrissez, demonstrissiez | demonstrassent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | demonstre | — | demonstrons | demonstrez | — | ||