il demanda

asked, requested, wondered

→ demander
demand to ask, to request + a simple past (he/she/it)
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Common #6,699
asked, requested Despite its resemblance to English “demand,” demander usually means “to ask” or “to request.”
FR: Il demanda de l'aide.
EN: He asked for help.
wondered Used with se: se demander means “to wonder.”
FR: Elle se demanda où il était.
EN: She wondered where he was.
Conjugation of demander
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First demandai —
Third demanda —

Elle demanda de l'aide mais personne ne vint.

She asked for help, but no one came.

Il demanda de l'argent.

He asked for money.

On demanda à la secrétaire de classer les anciennes notes.

The secretary was asked to file the old notes.

Très sérieusement, monsieur, lui demanda-t-il, vous êtes pressé ?

“Seriously, sir,” he asked him, “are you in a hurry?”

La police demanda que le criminel leur remette le pistolet.

The police demanded that the criminal hand over the gun.

Sami demanda de l'argent à Layla.

Sami asked Layla for money.

Il lui demanda de sortir avec lui.

He asked her out.

Personne ne me demanda rien.

Nobody asked me anything.

Le prince demanda à la petite fille pourquoi elle pleurait.

The prince asked the little girl why she was crying.

Elle me demanda ce qu'il était devenu.

She asked me what had become of him.

Il nous demanda d'être silencieuses.

He asked us to be quiet.

Il nous demanda d'être silencieux.

He asked us to be quiet.

Tom demanda une ristourne.

Tom asked for a discount.

Elle se demanda combien de temps elle resterait dans la mémoire des gens.

She wondered how long she would remain in people's memories.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Tom demanda plus de détails.

Tom asked for more details.

Elle s'agenouilla à côté de lui et lui demanda quel était son nom.

She knelt beside him and asked him what his name was.

On demanda au technicien de réaliser une boîte imperméable à la lumière.

The technician was asked to make a light-proof box.

Il rassembla son courage et la demanda en mariage.

He gathered his courage and asked her to marry him.

Tom nous demanda de nous asseoir.

Tom asked us to sit down.

Il se demanda s'il n'y avait pas dans cette affaire quelque criminel enlèvement.

He wondered whether there might be some criminal abduction involved in the matter.

Grant demanda au Sénat d'approuver le traité.

Grant asked the Senate to approve the treaty.

Il demanda une bière.

He asked for a beer.

Elle me demanda si je savais coudre.

She asked me if I knew how to sew.

Il demanda de l'aide.

He asked for help.

On lui demanda de le convaincre de faire peindre la maison par son fils.

He was asked to convince him to have his son paint the house.

Mon père me demanda qui était venu lui rendre visite hier.

My father asked me who came to visit him yesterday.

Elle me demanda ce qu'il était advenu de lui, mais je l'ignorais.

She asked me what had become of him, but I didn’t know.

Elle demanda de l'aide, mais personne ne vint.

She asked for help, but no one came.

Ken demanda après son père.

Ken asked after his father.

À peine Tom était-il arrivé qu'on lui demanda de partir.

Tom had barely arrived when he was asked to leave.

Mon père me demanda si je m'entendais bien avec la famille Jones.

My father asked me if I got along well with the Jones family.

Il demanda de l'aide à ses amis.

He asked his friends for help.

Il demanda au général de retirer son ordre.

He asked the general to withdraw his order.

Le vieil homme me demanda l'heure.

The old man asked me the time.

Elle demanda comment cuisiner le poisson.

She asked how to cook the fish.

Il demanda conseil à son amie.

He asked his friend for advice.

Il avait très soif et demanda un peu d'eau.

He was very thirsty and asked for some water.

Elle demanda au réceptionniste de l'hôtel de lui composer ce numéro.

She asked the hotel receptionist to dial this number for her.

Eh bien, Ralph, demanda Thomas Flanagan, où en est cette affaire de vol ?

Well, Ralph, Thomas Flanagan asked, how is that theft case coming along?

Elle me demanda de le faire.

She asked me to do it.

Elle me demanda pourquoi j'avais épargné le Roi.

She asked me why I had spared the King.

— Hero (2002)

Il se demanda pourquoi sa femme l'avait quitté.

He wondered why his wife had left him.

Elle demanda si j'avais besoin d'un taxi.

She asked if I needed a taxi.

Tom demanda combien le ticket coûtait.

Tom asked how much the ticket cost.

Tom me demanda où j'habitais.

Tom asked me where I lived.

Elle me demanda s'il se passait quelque chose.

She asked me if something was going on.

Tom demanda plus de café.

Tom asked for more coffee.

Tom me demanda si j'avais faim.

Tom asked me if I was hungry.

Elle lui tendit sa veste puis ouvrit la porte et lui demanda de partir.

She handed him her jacket then opened the door and asked him to leave.

Elle marcha vers lui et lui demanda quel était son nom.

She walked up to him and asked him what his name was.

Elle demanda si elle pouvait utiliser le téléphone, alors je la laissai faire.

She asked if she could use the phone, so I let her.

Elle le lui demanda et il dit oui.

She asked him and he said yes.

Il demanda un peu d'argent.

He asked for a little money.

Il me dit de courir plus vite, et me demanda si j'étais fatigué.

He tells me to run faster and asked me if I was tired.

"De quoi le professeur a-t-il parlé ?" demanda l'étudiant.

“What did the professor talk about?” the student asked.

Il demanda plus d'argent.

He asked for more money.

Il leur demanda conseil.

He asked them for advice.

Clara me demanda pourquoi je travaillais aussi dur.

Clara asked me why I was working so hard.

Papa lui demanda d'arrêter.

Dad asked him to stop.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Elle alluma une cigarette et demanda pourquoi.

She lit a cigarette and asked why.

— Le Petit Soldat (1963)

Il se demanda pourquoi elle avait fait cela.

He wondered why she had done that.

Vous avez un bateau prêt à partir demanda Mr. Fogg.

“Do you have a boat ready to leave?” Mr. Fogg asked.

Il demanda l'argent.

He asked for the money.

"Combien de clés ?" demanda Pepperberg.

“How many keys?” Pepperberg asked.

Marie demanda un prêt à sa famille.

Marie asked her family for a loan.

«Cette voiture est-elle à vous ?», demanda la police aux filles.

“Is this car yours?” the police asked the girls.

Il se demanda pourquoi elle n'était pas venue.

He wondered why she hadn't come.

Elle me demanda s'il existait quelque chose d'immuable sur Terre.

She asked me if there was anything on Earth that was immutable.

— 2046 (2004)

Tom me demanda s'il se passait quelque chose.

Tom asked me if something was going on.

Elle me demanda de me mettre à côté d'elle.

She asked me to stand next to her.

On demanda au technicien de confectionner une boîte imperméable à la lumière.

The technician was asked to make a lightproof box.

Il lui demanda si elle le connaissait.

He asked her if she knew him.