demonstrer

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

demonstrer

1. Archaic spelling of démontrer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of demonstrer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	demonstrer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	demonstrant /də.mɔ̃s.tʁɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		demonstré /də.mɔ̃s.tʁe/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	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		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
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 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Latin

Verb

dēmōnstrer

1. 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

1. 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

infinitive	simple	demonstrer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	demonstrant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		demonstré
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	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	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	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	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	demonstre	—	demonstrons	demonstrez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

demonstrer

1. imperative of demonstrere

Old French

Verb

demonstrer

1. 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			gerund of avoir + 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	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + 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	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	demonstre	—	demonstrons	demonstrez	—