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je demandai

asked, wondered

→ demander
demand to ask, to request + ai je-form simple past
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #51,216
asked The past simple form of « demander »; it is mainly used in writing and storytelling.
FR: Je demandai mon chemin à un passant.
EN: I asked a passerby for directions.
wondered Used with « me » in this meaning.
FR: Je me demandai s'il était déjà parti.
EN: I wondered whether he had already left.
Conjugation of demander
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First demandai —
Third demanda —

Je demandai ce qui n'allait pas.

I asked what was wrong.

Je me demandai pourquoi la sage-femme avait fermé ses volets.

I wondered why the midwife had closed her shutters.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Je leur demandai de réparer ma voiture.

I asked them to repair my car.